Definition

a descendant, i.e. (specially) grandchild

Etymology

neuter of a derivative of a compound of G1537 (ἐκ) and G1096 (γίνομαι);

Word family

• ἐκ ek
• γίνομαι gínomai

How the KJV renders it

• nephew

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.