γίνομαι | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

γίνομαι

Definition

I become, am, exist; am born, am created; happen

Erasmian

Modern

Root

γεν

Frequency

669

1181

Forms

(ἐγινόμην), γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι, ἐγενήθην

Notes

Takes a predicate nominative, like εἰμί. γίνομαι has a wide range of meaning. We have found it helpful to think in two categories, "to be," or "to come into being." Most uses fall into one of these two groups.

The root is clearly visible outside of the present tense stem. ἐγενόμην is an aorist middle deponent.

Biblical Concordance

John 1:6	There came (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) on the scene a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John 1:10	He was in the world, and the world was (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) created (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) by him, but the world did not know him.
John 1:12	But as many as did accept him, to them he gave the right to (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf ) become (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf ) children of God, to those who believe in his name,
John 1:14	And the Word became (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) flesh and dwelt among us, and we gazed on his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:15	John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is (gegonen \| γέγονεν \| perf act ind 3 sg) greater than I, because he existed before me.’”
John 1:17	For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) through Jesus Christ.
John 1:28	This took (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) place (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) in Bethany on the far side of the Jordan where John was baptizing.
John 1:30	This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is (gegonen \| γέγονεν \| perf act ind 3 sg) greater than I, because he existed before me.’
John 2:1	Now on the third day there (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) was (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
John 2:9	and when the master of the feast tasted the water that (gegenēmenon \| γεγενημένον \| perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) had (gegenēmenon \| γεγενημένον \| perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) become (gegenēmenon \| γεγενημένον \| perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom
John 3:9	Nicodemus replied, saying to him, “How can these things be?” (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf )
John 3:25	Now an argument about ritual cleansing arose (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew.
John 4:14	but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become (genēsetai \| γενήσεται \| fut mid ind 3 sg) in him a fountain of water gushing up to eternal life.”
John 5:6	When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in that condition for a long time already, he said to him, “Do you want to (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf ) be (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf ) healed?”
John 5:9	And immediately the man was (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking. Now that day was a Sabbath.
John 5:14	Later on Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you (gegonas \| γέγονας \| perf act ind 2 sg) have (gegonas \| γέγονας \| perf act ind 2 sg) been (gegonas \| γέγονας \| perf act ind 2 sg) healed! Do not sin any longer, so that nothing worse happens (genētai \| γένηται \| aor mid subj 3 sg) to you.”
John 6:16	Now when evening had come (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg), his disciples went down to the lake,
John 6:17	got into a boat and started across the sea to Capernaum. It (egegonei \| ἐγεγόνει \| pluperf act ind 3 sg) had (egegonei \| ἐγεγόνει \| pluperf act ind 3 sg) by then become (egegonei \| ἐγεγόνει \| pluperf act ind 3 sg) dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
John 6:19	When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake and approaching the boat, and they were terrified.
John 6:21	Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and at once the boat reached (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) the shore toward which they were going.
John 6:25	And when they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did (gegonas \| γέγονας \| perf act ind 2 sg) you (gegonas \| γέγονας \| perf act ind 2 sg) come (gegonas \| γέγονας \| perf act ind 2 sg) here?”
John 7:43	So there (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) was (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) a division among the people because of him.
John 8:33	They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone! How can you say, ‘You (genēsesthe \| γενήσεσθε \| fut mid ind 2 pl) will (genēsesthe \| γενήσεσθε \| fut mid ind 2 pl) become (genēsesthe \| γενήσεσθε \| fut mid ind 2 pl) free’?”
John 8:58	Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf ) to be, I am!”
John 9:22	His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he (genētai \| γένηται \| aor mid subj 3 sg) was (genētai \| γένηται \| aor mid subj 3 sg) to (genētai \| γένηται \| aor mid subj 3 sg) be (genētai \| γένηται \| aor mid subj 3 sg) put out of the synagogue.