Lexical Definition
συγγένεια syngéneia (soong-ghen'-i-ah) kindred G:N-F
from συγγενής
kindred.
- relationship, i.e. (concretely) relatives
Abbott-Smith
συγγένεια, -ας, ἡ (< συγγενής), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּחָה ;]
1. kinship.
2. By meton., kinsfolk, kindred: Lk 1:61, Ac 7:3, 14 †
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 1:61 |
| Acts | 7:3 · 7:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
συγγένεια-εια, ἡ,
kinship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ πρώτη σ. primary kinship, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive, kin, relationship, with or to another, ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ τὴν τοῦ Ἡρακλέους σ. [Refs]. with either of them, [Refs]; ἡ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους σ. [Refs]: not properly applied to the relation of parents and children (see. συγγενής [συγγένειαεια, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.33 (but compare 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.20). ">Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 ties of kindred, family connexion, family influence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the relation between Athens and Thebes, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 metaphorically, κατὰ σ. τῆς μορφῆς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ πρὸς τὸ.. ἱερὸν πῦρ σ. [παντὸς πυρός] [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of metals, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__4 congenital character of disease, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II kinsfolk, family, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a single kinsman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: collectively, kinsfolk, kinsmen, [Refs]; ἡ Περικλέους ὅλη οἰκία ἢ ἄλλη σ. [NT+5th c.BC+]: plural, families, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ σ. ἡ Ἀγανιτέων clan, [Refs]
__II.2 of animals, kind, species, παρὰ τὰς σ. συνδυάζεσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, kind, class, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.1.61