γίνομαι

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Definition

γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.),

[in LXX chiefly for היה ;]

1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: John 1:15; 8:58, 1 Corinthians 15:37; a first appearance in public, Mark 1:4, John 1:6, al.; before ἐκ (of birth), Romans 1:3, Galatians 4:4; διά, John 1:3; βροντή, John 12:29; σεισμός, Revelation 6:12; γογγυσμός, Acts 6:1; χαρά, Acts 8:8, many other similar exx.; ἡμέρα, Luke 22:66, al.; ὀψέ, Mark 11:19; πρωΐα, Matthew 27:1; νύξ, Acts 27:27.

2. Of events, to come to pass, take place, happen: Matthew 5:18, Mark 5:14, Luke 1:20; 2:15, Acts 4:21, 2 Timothy 2:18, al.; μὴ γένοιτο [LXX for חָלִילָה, John 22:29, al.], far be it, God forbid: Romans 3:4 (ICC, in l.), 1 Corinthians 6:15 and frequently in Pl.; καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐγένετο δέ ([in LXX for וַיְהִי ;] see Burton, 142 f.; M, Pr., 16f.; Dalman, Words, 32 f.; Robertson, Gr., 1042 f.), with indic, Matthew 7:28, Luke 1:8, al.; before καί and indic., Luke 8:1, Acts 5:7, al.; with accusative and inf., Mark 2:23, Luke 3:21, al.; ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο, before τοῦ with inf., Acts 10:25; with dative of person(s), to befall one: with inf., Acts 20:16; with accusative and inf., Acts 22:6; with adv., εὖ, Ephesians 6:3; τ́ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ (Field, Notes, 115), Acts 7:40 (LXX); before εἰς, Acts 28:6.

3. to be made, done, performed, observed, enacted, ordained, etc.: Matthew 6:10; 19:8, Mark 2:27; 11:23, Acts 19:26, al.; before διά with genitive, Mark 6:2, Acts 2:43; ὑπό, Luke 13:17; ἐκ, Luke 4:23; ἐν, 1 Corinthians 9:15; ἀπογραφή, Luke 2:2; ἀνάκρισις Acts 25:26; ἄφεσις, Hebrews 9:22; ὁ νόμος, Galatians 3:17; τὸ πάσχα, Matthew 26:2.

4. to become, be made, come to be: with pred., Matthew 4:3, Luke 4:3, John 2:9, 1 Corinthians 13:11, al.; before ὡς, ὡσεί, Matthew 10:25, Mark 9:26; εἰς (M, Pr., 71f.), Mark 12:1o, al.; with genitive Revelation 11:15; id., of age, Luke 2:42; with dative, γ. ἀνδρί ([LXX for הָיָה לְאִישׁ, Ruth 1:12, al. ;] see Field, Notes, 156), Romans 7:3, 4; before ἐν, Acts 22:17, Revelation 1:10, al.; ἐπάνω, Luke 19:19; μετά, with genitive, Mrk.16:[10], Acts 9:19; before εἰς, ἐπί (Field, Notes, 135), κατά (ib., 62), with accusative of place, Acts 20:16; 21:35; 27:7, al.; before ἐκ, Mark 9:7, Luke 3:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, al. Aoristic pf. γέγονα (M, Pr., 52, 145f.; Field, Notes, 1f.), Matthew 25:6, Luke 10:36, al. Aor. ἐγενήθη (for ἐγένετο, M, Pr., 139f.; Mayser, 379), Matthew 11:23, al. (Cf. απο-, δια-, επι-, παρα-, συμ-, παρα-, προ-.)

Hebrew words it translates

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

הָיָהha.yah“to be”87%
עָשָׂהa.sah“to make: do”2%
אָמֵןa.men“amen”2%
יָלַדya.lad“to beget”2%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

669 total

Matthew 1:22γέγονεν · took place
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Matthew 4:3γένωνται · to become
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
Matthew 5:18γένηται · is accomplished
For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 5:45γένησθε · you may be
…that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 6:10Γενηθήτω · be done
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:16γίνεσθε · be
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 7:28ἐγένετο
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
Matthew 8:13γενηθήτω · [so] will it be done
Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
Matthew 8:16γενομένης · came
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
Matthew 8:24ἐγένετο · came up
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
Matthew 8:26ἐγένετο · it was
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
Matthew 9:10ἐγένετο · as
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
Matthew 9:16γίνεται · will result
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Matthew 9:29γενηθήτω · will it be done
Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
Matthew 10:16γίνεσθε · be
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:25γένηται · be
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Matthew 11:1ἐγένετο
After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Matthew 11:20ἐγένοντο · had been performed
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
Matthew 11:21ἐγένοντο · had been performed; γενόμεναι · were performed
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 11:23ἐγενήθησαν · had been performed; γενόμεναι · were performed
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 11:26ἐγένετο · was
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Matthew 12:45γίνεται · is
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
Matthew 13:21γενομένης · comes
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Matthew 13:22γίνεται · it becomes
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Matthew 13:32γίνεται · becomes
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Matthew 13:53ἐγένετο
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
Matthew 14:6γενομένοις
On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
Matthew 14:15γενομένης · came
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
Matthew 14:23γενομένης · came
After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
Matthew 15:28γενηθήτω · Let it be done
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Matthew 16:2γενομένης · comes
But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
Matthew 17:2ἐγένετο · became
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Matthew 18:3γένησθε · become
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:12γένηταί · has
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
Matthew 18:13γένηται · he
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Matthew 18:19γενήσεται · it will be done
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:31γενόμενα · had happened; γενόμενα · [of this]
When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
Matthew 19:1ἐγένετο
When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 19:8γέγονεν · [it] was
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
Matthew 20:8γενομένης · came
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
Matthew 20:26γενέσθαι · to become
It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 21:4γέγονεν · took place
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
Matthew 21:19γένηται · May you never bear
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Matthew 21:21γενήσεται · it will happen
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Matthew 21:42ἐγενήθη · has become; ἐγένετο · is
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Matthew 23:15γένηται · he becomes [one]
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.