Definition
ἀνα-γεννάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Sir prol.17 א* (ΑΒאc παρα-)* ;]
to beget again: metaphorically, of spiritual birth, 1 Peter 1:3; 1:23 (cf. Cremer, 147; MM, VGT, see word).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 1 Peter 1:3ἀναγεννήσας · has given us new birthBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 1 Peter 1:23ἀναγεγεννημένοι · For you have been born againFor you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.