Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
anagennaō
Simplified transliteration
anagennao
Principal Parts
-, ἀνεγέννησα, -, ἀναγεγέννημαι, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1d(1a)
Gloss
to give new birth, cause to be born again; used in the sense of spiritual rebirth, similar to being born again/from above (see {540} + {1164})
Definition
to beget, or bring forth again; to regenerate, 1 Pet. 1:3, 23*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀναγεννάω
| 1 Peter 1:3 |
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy gave (anagennēsas | ἀναγεννήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) us new (anagennēsas | ἀναγεννήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) birth (anagennēsas | ἀναγεννήσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, |
| 1 Peter 1:23 |
for you have been born again (anagegennēmenoi | ἀναγεγεννημένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) not of perishable seed but of imperishable, by means of the living and enduring word of God. |