Strong G1103γνήσιος
genuine
- Transliteration
- gnēsios
- Pronunciation
- gnay'-see-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From the same as G1077; legitimate (of birth) that is genuine: - own sincerity true.
Detailed definition
γνήσιος, -α, -ον
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX: Sir.7:18, 3Ma.3:19 *;]
1. prop., lawfully begotten, born in wedlock (in π., γυνὴ γ., a lawful wife; MM, see word).
2. true, genuine, sincere: Php.4:3, 1Ti.1:2, Tit.1:4; as subst., τὸ γ. = ἡ γνησιότης, sincerity, 2Co.8:8.
† (AS)
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX: Sir.7:18, 3Ma.3:19 *;]
1. prop., lawfully begotten, born in wedlock (in π., γυνὴ γ., a lawful wife; MM, see word).
2. true, genuine, sincere: Php.4:3, 1Ti.1:2, Tit.1:4; as subst., τὸ γ. = ἡ γνησιότης, sincerity, 2Co.8:8.
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1103 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- own2
- sincerity1
- true1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 8:8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
- Philippians 4:3And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
- 1 Timothy 1:2Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Titus 1:4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
γνήσι-ος, α, ον,
(γένος) belonging to the race, i. e. lawfully begotten, born in wedlock, νόθον καὶ γνήσιον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.102, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.202, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.2, “Leg.Gort.” 10.41, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1665, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.127, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.49, etc.; παίδων ἐπ᾽ ἀρότῳ γνησίων 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 435; ἀδελφός 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1659; νόθος.. γνησίοις ἴσως σθένει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 87; φρονοῦντα γνήσια 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 309; γ. φρόνημα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 307.)]
2 generally, genuine, legitimate, φίλος [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Phocylides Lyricus 2)] A; γ. γυναῖκες lawful wives, opposed to παλλακίδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.3.1; πολῖται 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1278a30, compare 1319b9)]; γ. τῆς Ἑλλάδος true Greeks, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.30; ἀκουστής 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Isocrate” 18 (_superlative_))]; μήτηρ τῶν ἐρωτικῶν λόγων, of Aphrodite, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 19)]; γ. ἀρεταί real, unfeigned virtues, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.11)]; γ. ὕμνοι inspired song, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 8.83)]; of fevers, γ. τριταῖος a genuine tertian, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 24)]; γ. ὄξος genuine vinegar, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 65)]; of writings, genuine, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.748, 1st-2nd c.AD: Harpocratio Grammaticus see at {Ἀλκιβιάδης}.)] adverb -ίως genuinely, truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 678, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.76, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 3.32, etc.)]; γ. φέρειν bear nobly, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 281, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 205)]; lawfully, τοῖς γ. συμβιώσασιν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” 93.)]
II γνήσια, τά, charges on land, γ. δημόσια [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PAmh.” 86.15 (1st c.AD),compare “PLond.” 3.1157.4 (2nd c.AD).)]
(γένος) belonging to the race, i. e. lawfully begotten, born in wedlock, νόθον καὶ γνήσιον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.102, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.202, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.2, “Leg.Gort.” 10.41, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1665, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.127, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 44.49, etc.; παίδων ἐπ᾽ ἀρότῳ γνησίων 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Περικειρομένη” 435; ἀδελφός 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1659; νόθος.. γνησίοις ἴσως σθένει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 87; φρονοῦντα γνήσια 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 309; γ. φρόνημα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 307.)]
2 generally, genuine, legitimate, φίλος [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Phocylides Lyricus 2)] A; γ. γυναῖκες lawful wives, opposed to παλλακίδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.3.1; πολῖται 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1278a30, compare 1319b9)]; γ. τῆς Ἑλλάδος true Greeks, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.30; ἀκουστής 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Isocrate” 18 (_superlative_))]; μήτηρ τῶν ἐρωτικῶν λόγων, of Aphrodite, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 19)]; γ. ἀρεταί real, unfeigned virtues, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.11)]; γ. ὕμνοι inspired song, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 8.83)]; of fevers, γ. τριταῖος a genuine tertian, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 24)]; γ. ὄξος genuine vinegar, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 65)]; of writings, genuine, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 15.748, 1st-2nd c.AD: Harpocratio Grammaticus see at {Ἀλκιβιάδης}.)] adverb -ίως genuinely, truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 678, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.76, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator “Epistulae” 3.32, etc.)]; γ. φέρειν bear nobly, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 281, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 205)]; lawfully, τοῖς γ. συμβιώσασιν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” 93.)]
II γνήσια, τά, charges on land, γ. δημόσια [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PAmh.” 86.15 (1st c.AD),compare “PLond.” 3.1157.4 (2nd c.AD).)]