A noun denoting kinship, family ties, or one's relatives collectively. Luke uses it when neighbors question naming the baby John because 'none of your kindred is called by this name' (1:61). In Acts, God commands Abraham to leave his 'kindred' (7:3), and Joseph summoned his 'kindred'—seventy-five people—to Egypt (7:14). The word encompasses the extended family network, the web of blood relationships that defined identity and obligation in ancient Mediterranean culture. Classical Greek uses it for kinship relations, family influence, and even metaphorical affinities.