Quick Definition
ἀνεψιός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. a cousin
Strong's Definition
properly, akin, i.e. (specially) a cousin
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a particle of union) and an obsolete (a brood);
KJV Usage: sister's son
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ
10.52 · Kinship Terms · Kinship Relations of the Same Generation
cousin the child of one’s uncle and aunt, either on the fathers side or the mothers side Some languages make a clear distinction between so-called ‘parallel cousins’ and ‘cross cousins.’ Parallel cousins would be the offspring of one’s father’s brother or of one’s mother’s sister, while cross cousins would be the offspring of one’s father’s sister or of one’s mother’s brother. There is no way of knowing from the context of COL 4:10 what the specific relationship is between Mark and Barnabas, but for languages which have no general term for cousins, but only specific terms for parallel cousins or cross cousins, it is necessary to select one or another of these specific terms in speaking of Mark. By means of a footnote one can indicate that the Greek text does not specify which type of cousin is involved.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνεψιός, -ov, ὁ, [for ἅ-νεπτ-ιός con-nepot-ius, cf. Lat. nepos, Germ. nichte, Eng. nephew, niece; Curtius § 342], a cousin: Col.iv.10. (Num. xxxvi.11; Tob. vii.2.) [Cf. | Lob. ad Phryn. p. 306; but esp. Bp. Lghtft. on Col. 1. ¢.; also B. D. Am. ed. s. v. Sister’s Son. ]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀνεψιός anepsios 1x
a nephew, cousin, Col. 4:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀνεψιός, -οῦ, ὁ
(cf. Lat. nepos), [in LXX: Nu 36:11 (דּוֹד בֶּן), To 7:2 9:6 א*;]
a cousin: Col 4:10 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀνεψιός. This word, which in Greek writers is regularly applied to cousins german whether on the father’s or on the mother’s side (see Lightfoot on Col 47°), may be illustrated from P Lond 1164 (&)*° (A.D. 212) (=III. p. 167) τὸ καταλειφθὲν ὑπὸ [ro]® κατὰ πατέρα pov ἀνεψειοῦ ᾿Ισιδώρου and P Tebt II. 32318 (A.D. 127) μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ ἑαυτῆς κ[α]τὰ μητέρα ἀνεψιοῦ ᾿Ορσέως. Premsighe 176 (reign οἵ M. Aurelius) has ἀνεψιὸς πρὸς πατρός and πρὸς μητρός. See also P Oxy I. 993 18 (A.D. 55), P Fay 995 (A.D. 159), BGU II. 6489 (A.D. 164 or 196), and from the inscriptions OG/S 5447 (ii/A.D.), where, however, the editor notes, ‘‘Graecos non distinguere fratres patrueles et consobrinos, sed utrosque aeque ἀνεψιούς appellare.” Phrynichus (ed. Lobeck) p. 306 praises ἀνεψιός as against the form ἐξάδελφος, which is found in the LXX (Tob 153, 1178) and in Christian writers. Both occur in MGr, ἀνιψιός for “nephew,” and ἐξάδερφος for “cousin (male).” The fem. ἀνεψιά may be cited from PSI 5324 (a.p. 132-3) ἐπιγέγραμμαι [τῆς ἀν]εψιᾶς μου κύριος. ᾿Ανεψιάδης, ‘“cousin’s son,” occurs in Pretsigke 176 (see above).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀνεψιός (anepsios) — cousin. ἀνεψι-ός, ὁ, first cousin, or generally, cousin, [Refs 8th c.BC+].] (Cf. Sanskrit ναπᾱτ 'grandson', Latin nepos, etc.)