Strong G1078γένεσις
origin
- Transliteration
- genesis
- Pronunciation
- ghen'-es-is
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From the same as G1074; nativity; figuratively nature: - generation nature (-ral).
Detailed definition
γένεσις, -εως, ἡ
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלֵדֹת;]
1. origin, lineage: βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Gen.2:4a 5:1), Mat.1:1.
2. birth: Mat.1:18, Luk.1:14 (Rec. γέννησις); πρόσωπον τῆς γ., face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Jas.1:23; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ., the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Jas.3:6.
† (AS)
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלֵדֹת;]
1. origin, lineage: βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Gen.2:4a 5:1), Mat.1:1.
2. birth: Mat.1:18, Luk.1:14 (Rec. γέννησις); πρόσωπον τῆς γ., face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Jas.1:23; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ., the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Jas.3:6.
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1078 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- generation1
- natural1
- nature1
First verses
- Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- James 1:23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
- James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
γένεσις, εως, ἡ,
(γενέσθαι) origin, source, Ὠκεανόν τε θεῶν γένεσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.201)]; Ὠκεανοῦ, ὅς περ γ. πάντεσσι τέτυκται[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 246, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 180d)]; beginning, in dual, τοῖν γενεσέοιν ἡ ἑτέρα [Refs ([prev. author] “Phd.” 71e.)]
II manner of birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.204, 6.69, etc.)]; race, descent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 2.146; πατρὸς οὖσα γένεσιν Εὐρύτου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 380)]; κατὰ γένεσιν, opposed to καθ᾽ υἱοθεσίαν, [Refs (“IG” 12(1).181 (from Rhodes).)]
II.2 Astrology texts, nativity, geniture, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 11.164 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus), 183 ([prev. author]), “epigram Gr.” 314.21 (from Smyrna), “PLond.” 1.98r60 (1st c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 216.6)]: hence, lot, fortune, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 16.8, 23.7.)]
III production, generation, coming into being, opposed to ὄλεθρος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 8.21)]; more usually opposed to φθορά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 55a, etc.)]; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, title of work by [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus)]: generally, formation, πύου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.47)]; origination, making, ἱματίων, περὶ τὰ ἀμφιέσματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 281b, 3; γ. καὶ οὐσία δικαιοσύνης [prev. author] “R.” 359a.)]
III.2 ={τὸ γίγνεσθαι}, becoming, opposed to οὐσία,[Refs 5th c.AD+ ([prev. work] 525b, “Ti.” 29c, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 45, +others)]
IV concrete, creation, i.e. all created things, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 245e; γ. καὶ κόσμος [prev. author] “Ti.” 29e, frequently in 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus, as 1.3, +others, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.3.2, etc.)]
V race, kind or sort of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 265b, etc.)]; family, δίδυμος γ. of the Spartan kings, [Refs ([prev. author] “Lg.” 691d.)]
VI generation, age, [Refs ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 252d: _plural_, [prev. author] “Plt.” 310d)]; κατὰ περίστασιν τῆς γ. according to the circumstances of his time, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes” 32.)]
VII παιδοπόρος γ. genitalia muliebria, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 9.311 (1st c.AD: Philippus Epigrammaticus).)]
VIII in Mathematics texts, generation of a figure, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD(?): Pappus Mathematicus 234.4, +others)]
VIII.b origin of a spiral, [Refs ([prev. author] 272.7)]; ἡ ἐν γ. εὐθεῖα the initial line, [Refs ([prev. author] 286.22.)]
(γενέσθαι) origin, source, Ὠκεανόν τε θεῶν γένεσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.201)]; Ὠκεανοῦ, ὅς περ γ. πάντεσσι τέτυκται[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 246, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 180d)]; beginning, in dual, τοῖν γενεσέοιν ἡ ἑτέρα [Refs ([prev. author] “Phd.” 71e.)]
II manner of birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.204, 6.69, etc.)]; race, descent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 2.146; πατρὸς οὖσα γένεσιν Εὐρύτου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 380)]; κατὰ γένεσιν, opposed to καθ᾽ υἱοθεσίαν, [Refs (“IG” 12(1).181 (from Rhodes).)]
II.2 Astrology texts, nativity, geniture, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 11.164 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus), 183 ([prev. author]), “epigram Gr.” 314.21 (from Smyrna), “PLond.” 1.98r60 (1st c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 216.6)]: hence, lot, fortune, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 16.8, 23.7.)]
III production, generation, coming into being, opposed to ὄλεθρος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 8.21)]; more usually opposed to φθορά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 55a, etc.)]; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, title of work by [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus)]: generally, formation, πύου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.47)]; origination, making, ἱματίων, περὶ τὰ ἀμφιέσματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 281b, 3; γ. καὶ οὐσία δικαιοσύνης [prev. author] “R.” 359a.)]
III.2 ={τὸ γίγνεσθαι}, becoming, opposed to οὐσία,[Refs 5th c.AD+ ([prev. work] 525b, “Ti.” 29c, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 45, +others)]
IV concrete, creation, i.e. all created things, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 245e; γ. καὶ κόσμος [prev. author] “Ti.” 29e, frequently in 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus, as 1.3, +others, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.3.2, etc.)]
V race, kind or sort of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 265b, etc.)]; family, δίδυμος γ. of the Spartan kings, [Refs ([prev. author] “Lg.” 691d.)]
VI generation, age, [Refs ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 252d: _plural_, [prev. author] “Plt.” 310d)]; κατὰ περίστασιν τῆς γ. according to the circumstances of his time, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes” 32.)]
VII παιδοπόρος γ. genitalia muliebria, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 9.311 (1st c.AD: Philippus Epigrammaticus).)]
VIII in Mathematics texts, generation of a figure, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD(?): Pappus Mathematicus 234.4, +others)]
VIII.b origin of a spiral, [Refs ([prev. author] 272.7)]; ἡ ἐν γ. εὐθεῖα the initial line, [Refs ([prev. author] 286.22.)]