Berean Strong's Lexicon gennaó: To beget, to give birth, to bring forth, to produce. Original Word: γεννάω Word Origin: From the Greek root γένος (genos), meaning "race" or "kind." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with γεννάω is יָלַד (yalad), which means "to bear, bring forth, beget." Usage: The verb γεννάω (gennaó) primarily means "to beget" or "to give birth." It is used in the New Testament to describe both physical birth and spiritual rebirth. In a physical sense, it refers to the act of a father begetting or a mother giving birth to a child. In a spiritual context, it is often used to describe the process of being "born again" or "born of God," signifying a spiritual transformation and new life in Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, lineage and ancestry were of great importance, often determining one's social status and inheritance rights. The concept of being "born again" would have been a radical idea, especially for Jewish audiences who valued physical descent from Abraham. The New Testament writers used γεννάω to convey the transformative power of faith in Jesus Christ, emphasizing a spiritual lineage that transcends physical ancestry. HELPS Word-studies 1080 gennáō – properly, beget (procreate a descendant), produce offspring; (passive) be born, "begotten." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom genna (descent, birth) Definition to beget, to bring forth NASB Translation bear (1), bearing children (1), became the father of (4), became...father (1), begotten (4), bore (1), born (41), Child (1), conceived (1), father (37), Father (1), gave (1), gives birth (1), produce (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1080: γεννάωγεννάω, γέννω; future γεννήσω; 1 aorist ἐγέννησα; perfect γεγέννηκά; (passive, present γεννάομαι, γεννωμαι); perfect γεγέννημαι; 1 aorist ἐγεννήθην; (from γεννᾷ, poetic for γένος); in Greek writings from Pindar down; in the Sept. for יָלַד; to beget; 1. properly: of men begetting children, Matthew 1:1-16; Acts 7:8, 29; followed by ἐκ with the genitive of the mother, Matthew 1:3, 5, 6; more rarely of women giving birth to children, Luke 1:13, 57; Luke 23:29; John 16:21; εἰς δουλείαν to bear a child unto bondage, that will be a slave, Galatians 4:24 ((Xenophon, de rep. Lac. 1, 3); Lucian, de sacrif. 6; Plutarch, de liber. educ. 5; others; the Sept. Isaiah 66:9; 4 Macc. 10:2, etc.). Passive, to be begotten: τό ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθέν that which is begotten in her womb, Matthew 1:20; to be born: Matthew 2:1, 4 (Winers Grammar, 266 (250); Buttmann, 203 (176)); 2. metaphorically, a. universally, to engender, cause to arise, excite: μάχας, 2 Timothy 2:23 (βλαβην, λύπην, etc. in Greek writings). b. in a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life: ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα I am the author of your Christian life, 1 Corinthians 4:15; Philemon 1:10 (Sanhedr. fol. 19, 2 "If one teaches the son of his neighbor the law, the Scripture reckons this the same as though he had begotten him"; (cf. Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 8)). c. after Psalm 2:7, it is used of God making Christ his son; a. formally to show him to be the Messiah (υἱόν τοῦ Θεοῦ), viz. by the resurrection: Acts 13:33. b. to be the author of the divine nature which he possesses (but compare the commentaries on the passages that follow): Hebrews 1:5; Hebrews 5:5. d. peculiarly, in the Gospel and First Epistle of John, of God conferring upon men the nature and disposition of his sons, imparting to them spiritual life, i. e. by his own holy power prompting and persuading souls to put faith in Christ and live a new life consecrated to himself; absolutely 1 John 5:1; mostly in passive, ἐκ Θεοῦ or ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν, γεγέννηται, γεγεννημένος, etc.: John 1:13; 1 John 2:29 (Rec.st γεγένηται); From a variation of genos; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate -- bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring. see GREEK genos Englishman's Concordance Matthew 1:2 V-AIA-3SGRK: Ἀβραὰμ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαάκ NAS: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac KJV: Abraham begat Isaac; and INT: Abraham was father of Issac Matthew 1:2 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:2 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:3 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:3 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:3 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:4 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:4 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:4 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:5 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:5 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:5 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:6 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:6 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:7 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:7 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:7 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:8 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:8 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:8 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:9 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:9 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:9 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:10 V-AIA-3S Matthew 1:10 V-AIA-3S Strong's Greek 1080 |
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