Definition
γονεύς, -έως, ὁ
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX for אָב, אֵם ;]
a begetter, a father; mostly in pl., οἱ γ., parents: Luke 2:41, 43; 8:56; 21:16, John 9:2, 3, 20, 22, 23, Romans 1:30, 2 Corinthians 12:14, Ephesians 6:1, Colossians 3:20, 2 Timothy 3:2; accusative pl. (Hellenistic, see Thackeray, Gr., i, 148), γονεῖς, Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:22, Luke 2:27; 18:29, John 9:18.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γονεύς:
- אֵםem“mother”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
20 total
- Matthew 10:21γονεῖς · [their] parentsBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
- Mark 13:12γονεῖς · [their] parentsBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
- Luke 2:27γονεῖς · parentsLed by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
- Luke 2:41γονεῖς · parentsEvery year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
- Luke 2:43γονεῖς · parentsWhen those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
- Luke 8:56γονεῖς · parentsHer parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
- Luke 18:29γονεῖς · parents“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
- Luke 21:16γονέων · parentsYou will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
- John 9:2γονεῖς · parents…and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
- John 9:3γονεῖς · parentsJesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
- John 9:18γονεῖς · parentsThe Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
- John 9:20γονεῖς · parentsHis parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
- John 9:22γονεῖς · parentsHis parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 9:23γονεῖς · parentsThat was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
- Romans 1:30γονεῦσιν · [their] parents…slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
- 2 Corinthians 12:14γονεῦσιν · parents; γονεῖς · parentsSee, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
- Ephesians 6:1γονεῦσιν · parentsChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
- Colossians 3:20γονεῦσιν · parentsChildren, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 3:2γονεῦσιν · to [their] parentsFor men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,