γενεά genea · G1074

generation

γενεά, -ᾶς, ἡ ; (γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for דּוֹר, דֹּר (Cremer, 148) ; ] ; 1. race, stock, family (in NT, γέννημα, which see). ; 2. generation; (a) of the contemporary members of a family: pl., Mat.1:17 (cf. Gen.31:3, מוֹלֶדֶת); metaphorically, of those alike in character, in bad sense, Mat.17:17, Mrk.9:19, Luk.9:41 16:8, Act.2:40; (b) of all the people of a given period: Mat.24:34, Mrk.13:30, Luk.21:32, Php.2:15; pl., Luk.1:48; esp. of the Jewish people, Mat.11:16 12:39, 41 42, 45 16:4 23:36, Mrk.8:12, 38 Luk.7:31 11:29, 30-32, 50, 51 17:25, Act.13:36, Heb.3:10" (LXX) ; τὴν γ. αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται, Act.8:33 (LXX); (with) the period covered by the life-time of a generation, used …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

γενεά, ᾶς, ; Ionic dialect γενεή, ῆς, ἡ, Epic dialect dative γενεῆφι []: (γενέσθαι): ; I of the persons in a family, ; I.1 race, family, Πριάμου γ. []; γενεῇ ὑπέρτερος higher by birth or blood, []younger in []; ταύτης εἶναι γ. καὶ αἵματος of this race and blood, []; γενεῇ by birthright, []; Αἰτωλὸς γενεήν by descent, []; γενεὴ ἔκ τινος descent from..,[]; of horses, breed, stock, [] families, []; γενεὰν ποιεῖσθαι to have issue, []: hence, tribe, nation, Περσῶν γ., Τυρρηνῶν γ., []; I.2 race, …

Where it's used 43 times

Matthew 1:17 · Matthew 11:16 · Matthew 12:39 · Matthew 12:41 · Matthew 12:42 · Matthew 12:45 · Matthew 16:4 · Matthew 17:17 · Matthew 23:36 · Matthew 24:34 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 8:38 · Mark 9:19 · Mark 13:30 · Luke 1:48 · Luke 1:50 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 9:41 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 11:30 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 17:25 · Luke 21:32 · Acts 2:40 · Acts 8:33 · Acts 13:36 · Acts 14:16 · Acts 15:21 · Ephesians 3:5 · Ephesians 3:21 · Philippians 2:15 · Colossians 1:26 · Hebrews 3:10 … and 6 more

Source: TBESG G1074; TFLSJ G1074

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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