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

Acts 12:23	And immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was (genomenos \| γενόμενος \| aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) eaten by worms and died.
Acts 13:5	And when they arrived (genomenoi \| γενόμενοι \| aor mid ptcp nom pl masc) in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as their assistant.
Acts 13:12	Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred (gegonos \| γεγονός \| perf act ptcp acc sg neut), for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
Acts 13:32	And we are telling you the good news regarding the promise that was (genomenēn \| γενομένην \| aor mid ptcp acc sg fem) made (genomenēn \| γενομένην \| aor mid ptcp acc sg fem) to the fathers,
Acts 14:1	It came to pass (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) in Iconium that (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
Acts 14:3	So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out boldly about the Lord, who witnessed to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done (ginesthai \| γίνεσθαι \| pres mid inf ) through their hands.
Acts 14:5	When there was (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) an attempt by both Gentiles and Jews along with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
Acts 15:2	And when Paul and Barnabas had (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) no small argument and debate with them, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others among them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders regarding this issue.
Acts 15:7	After (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) there (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) had (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) been (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in days of old God made a choice among you, that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe.
Acts 15:25	it seemed good to us, having reached (genomenois \| γενομένοις \| aor mid ptcp dat pl masc) agreement, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Acts 15:39	There arose (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) a sharp disagreement, so that they parted from one another. Barnabas took Mark and sailed off to Cyprus,
Acts 16:16	Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, met us. She brought great profit to her masters by fortune-telling.
Acts 16:26	Suddenly there (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) was (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) a violent earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
Acts 16:27	When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, for he thought the prisoners had escaped.
Acts 16:29	Then, calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas.
Acts 16:35	But when (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) it (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) was (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) day, the magistrates sent their constables, saying, “Release those men.”
Acts 19:1	And it happened (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
Acts 19:10	This went (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) on for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 19:17	And this became (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) known to all the Jews and Greeks who lived in Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was exalted.
Acts 19:21	Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and on to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been (genesthai \| γενέσθαι \| aor mid inf ) there, I must also see Rome.”
Acts 19:23	About that time there broke out (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) no little disturbance concerning the Way.
Acts 19:26	And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made (ginomenoi \| γινόμενοι \| pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) by hand are not gods at all.
Acts 19:28	When they heard this, they were (genomenoi \| γενόμενοι \| aor mid ptcp nom pl masc) filled with anger and began to cry out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:34	But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a single cry went (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) up from them all as they cried out for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 20:3	He spent three months there, and when a plot was hatched (genomenēs \| γενομένης \| aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided (egeneto \| ἐγένετο \| aor mid ind 3 sg) to return through Macedonia.