Greek 431. anepsios -- a cousin ... cousin, sister's son. From a (as a particle of union) and an obsolete nepos (a brood); properly, akin, ie (specially) a cousin -- sister's son. see GREEK a. ... /greek/431.htm - 6kInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia Sister's SonSISTER'S SON The King James Version translates rightly
(1) ben-'achotho (Genesis 29:13); and
(2) huios tes adelphes (Acts 23:16), and wrongly,
(3) anepsios (Colossians 4:10), where, without doubt, the real meaning is "cousin," as in the Revised Version (British and American).
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