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γεννάω

gennaōto begetHow to read Greek
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Definition

γεννάω, -ῶ

(γέννα, poët. for γένος), [in LXX chiefly for ילד ;]

1. of the father, to beget: with accusative, Matthew 1:1-16, Acts 7:8, 29; before ἐκ, Matthew 1:3, 5, 6.

2. Of the mother, to bring forth, bear: Luke 1:13, 57; 23:29, John 16:21; εἰς δουλείαν, Galatians 4:24. Pass.

(1) to be begotten: Matthew 1:20;

(2) to be born: Matthew 2:1, 4; 19:12; 26:24, Mark 14:21, Luke 1:35, John 3:4, Acts 7:20, Romans 9:11, Hebrews 11:23; before εἰς, John 16:21; 18:37, 2 Peter 2:12; ἐν, Acts 2:8; 22:3, (ἁμαρτίαις), John 9:34; ἀπό, Hebrews 11:12 (WH, mg., ἐγεν-); ἐκ, John 1:13, John 3:6; 8:41; with adj., τυφλὸς γ., John 9:2; [Ῥωμαῖος ], Acts 22:28; κατὰ σάρκα: κ. πνεῦμα: Galatians 4:29. Metaphorical; μάχας, 2 Timothy 2:23; ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα, 1 Corinthians 4:15, (ὅν), Phm 10; in quotation, Psalm 2:7 (LXX), Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5; 5:5; of Christians as begotten of God, born again: John 1:13; 3:3, 5-8, 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18 (cf. ἀνα-γεννάω); (Cremer, 146).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γεννάω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

97 total
  1. Matthew 1:2ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
  2. Matthew 1:3ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
  3. Matthew 1:4ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
  4. Matthew 1:5ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
  5. Matthew 1:6ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · was the father of
    …and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
  6. Matthew 1:7ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
  7. Matthew 1:8ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
  8. Matthew 1:9ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
  9. Matthew 1:10ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
  10. Matthew 1:11ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    …and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
  11. Matthew 1:12ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
  12. Matthew 1:13ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
  13. Matthew 1:14ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
  14. Matthew 1:15ἐγέννησεν · was the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγέννησεν · the father of
    Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
  15. Matthew 1:16ἐγέννησεν · the father of; ἐγεννήθη · was born
    …and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  16. Matthew 1:20γεννηθὲν · conceived
    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  17. Matthew 2:1γεννηθέντος · was born
    After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
  18. Matthew 2:4γεννᾶται · was to be born
    And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
  19. Matthew 19:12ἐγεννήθησαν · were born
    For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
  20. Matthew 26:24ἐγεννήθη · had not been born
    The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
  21. Mark 14:21ἐγεννήθη · had not been born
    The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
  22. Luke 1:13γεννήσει · will bear
    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
  23. Luke 1:35γεννώμενον · to be born
    The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
  24. Luke 1:57ἐγέννησεν · she gave birth to
    When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
  25. Luke 23:29ἐγέννησαν · bore
    Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’