Meaning
primarily denotes "kinship;" then, "kinsfolk, kindred" (cp. sungenes, "a kinsman;" see KIN), Luk 1:61, Act 7:3, Act 7:14.
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see KIND (Noun), No. 1.
Notes: (1) Phule, "a tribe," rendered "kindreds" in the AV of Rev 1:7, Rev 7:9, Rev 11:9, Rev 13:7, "kindred" in Rev 5:9, Rev 14:6, and elsewhere, "tribe," "tribes," is always translated by the latter in the RV. See TRIBE. (2) For patria, rendered "kindreds" Act 3:25, AV, see FAMILY.