ἀγενής

agenēslowlyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

ἀγενής, -ές

(γένος),

1. unborn (Plat.);

2. of no family, ignoble, base (opposite to ἀγαθός, Soph., Fr., 105): opposite to εὐγενής, 1 Corinthians 1:28 (for exx. from π., see MM, VGT, see word).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 1:28ἀγενῆ · lowly
    He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,