Forms of the word
Dictionary
γενέσια, ίων, τά
Greek transliteration
genesia
Simplified transliteration
genesia
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Gloss
birthday (a day that was celebrated)
Definition
pr. a day observed in memory of the dead; in NT equivalent to γενέθλια, celebration of one's birthday, birthday-festival, Mt. 14:6; Mk. 6:21*
Greek-English Concordance for γενέσια
| Matthew 14:6 |
But when Herod’s birthday (genesiois | γενεσίοις | dat pl neut) came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. |
| Mark 6:21 |
Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday (genesiois | γενεσίοις | dat pl neut) gave a banquet for his government officials, military commanders, and prominent men of Galilee. |