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Strong G1080γεννάω

to beget

Transliteration
gennaō
Pronunciation
ghen-nah'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From a variation of G1085; 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.

Detailed definition

γεννάω, -ῶ
(γέννα, poët. for γένος), [in LXX chiefly for ילד;]

1. of the father, to beget: with accusative, Mat.1:1-16, Act.7:8, 29; before ἐκ, Mat.1:3, 5, 6.

2. Of the mother, to bring forth, bear: Luk.1:13, 57 23:29, Jhn.16:21; εἰς δουλείαν, Gal.4:24. Pass.
__(1) to be begotten: Mat.1:20;
__(2) to be born: Mat.2:1, 4 19:12 26:24, Mrk.14:21, Luk.1:35, Jhn.3:4, Act.7:20, Rom.9:11, Heb.11:23; before εἰς, Jhn.16:21 18:37, 2Pe.2:12; ἐν, Act.2:8 22:3, (ἁμαρτίαις), Jhn.9:34; ἀπό, Heb.11:12 (WH, mg., ἐγεν-); ἐκ, Jhn.1:13 3:6 8:41; with adj., τυφλὸς γ., Jhn.9:2; [Ῥωμαῖος ], Act.22:28; κατὰ σάρκα: κ. πνεῦμα: Gal.4:29. Metaphorical; μάχας, 2Ti.2:23; ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα, 1Co.4:15, (ὅν), Phm 10; in quotation, Psa.2:7 (LXX), Act.13:33, Heb.1:5 5:5; of Christians as begotten of God, born again: Jhn.1:13 3:3, 5-8, 1Jn.2:29 3:9 4:7 5:1, 4, 18 (cf. ἀνα-γεννάω); (Cremer, 146).
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In the Bible

Strong G1080 appears in 64 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bear33
  • begat17
  • beget6
  • have5
  • be4
  • born4
  • begotten4
  • bare1
  • being1
  • bring1
  • conceive1
  • deliver1

First verses

  1. Matthew 1:2
    Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
  2. Matthew 1:3
    And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
  3. Matthew 1:4
    And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
  4. Matthew 1:5
    And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
  5. Matthew 1:6
    And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
  6. Matthew 1:7
    And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
  7. Matthew 1:8
    And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
  8. Matthew 1:9
    And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
  9. Matthew 1:10
    And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
  10. Matthew 1:11
    And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
  11. Matthew 1:12
    And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
  12. Matthew 1:13
    And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
  13. Matthew 1:14
    And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
  14. Matthew 1:15
    And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
  15. Matthew 1:16
    And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  16. Matthew 1:20
    But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
  17. Matthew 2:1
    Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
  18. Matthew 2:4
    And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
  19. Matthew 19:12
    For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
  20. Matthew 26:24
    The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
γενν-άω,
future middle γεννήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.2)] (but -ηθήσομαι[Refs ([prev. author] 4.9))]: (γέννα):—causal of γίγνομαι (compare γείνομαι), mostly of the father, beget, ὁ γεννήσας πατήρ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1412)]; οἱ γεννήσαντές σε your parents, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.27; τὸ γεννώμενον ἔκ τινος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.108, etc.)]; ὅθεν γεγενναμένοι sprung, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 5.74)]; of the mother, bring forth, bear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 48, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 716a22, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 1.3, etc.)]:—middle, produce from oneself, create, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 34b, “Mx.” 238a.)]
2 produce, grow, get, κἂν σῶμα γεννήσῃ μέγα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1077.)]
3 metaphorically, engender, produce, λήθη τῶν ἰδίων κακῶν θρασύτητα γεννᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 196; παντοίαν ἀρετήν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 209e; διανοήματά τε καὶ δόξας [prev. author] “R.” 496a, etc.)]; γεννῶσι τὸν οὐρανὸν [οἱ φιλόσοφοι] call it into existence, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 283b31)]; ὁ ἐξ ἀσωμάτου γεννῶν λόγος[Refs 3rd c.AD+ ([prev. work] 305a16, compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.6.9)]; of numbers, produce a total, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.347.)]