γένεσις

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γένεσις, εως, ἡ

Greek transliteration

genesis

Simplified transliteration

genesis

Strong's number

1078

GK Number

1161

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-3e(5b)

Gloss

birth; genealogy, descent; (course of one's) life

Definition

birth, nativity, Mt. 1:18; Lk. 1:14; Jas. 1:23; successive generation, descent, lineage, Mt. 1:1; meton. life, Mt. 1:18; Jas. 3:6*

Matthew 1:1	The record of the origin (geneseōs \| γενέσεως \| gen sg fem) of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matthew 1:18	Now the birth (genesis \| γένεσις \| nom sg fem) of Jesus Christ took place in this way: When his mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:14	And for you there will be joy and gladness, and many will rejoice because of his birth (genesei \| γενέσει \| dat sg fem),
James 1:23	For if someone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a person who looks at his natural (geneseōs \| γενέσεως \| gen sg fem) face in a mirror;
James 3:6	And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of iniquity among our members; it defiles the whole body, sets on fire the course of our life (geneseōs \| γενέσεως \| gen sg fem), and is set on fire by hell.

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