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γένεσις genesis · G1078

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γένεσις, -εως, ἡ ; (γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלֵדֹת ; ] ; 1. origin, lineage: βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Gen.2:4a 5:1), Mat.1:1. ; 2. birth: Mat.1:18, Luk.1:14 (Rec. γέννησις); πρόσωπον τῆς γ., face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Jas.1:23; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ., the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Jas.3:6.; † (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

γένεσις, εως, ἡ, ; (γενέσθαι) origin, source, Ὠκεανόν τε θεῶν γένεσιν []; Ὠκεανοῦ, ὅς περ γ. πάντεσσι τέτυκται[]; beginning, in dual, τοῖν γενεσέοιν ἡ ἑτέρα []; II manner of birth, []; race, descent, []; κατὰ γένεσιν, opposed to καθ᾽ υἱοθεσίαν, []; II.2 Astrology texts, nativity, geniture, []: hence, lot, fortune, []; III production, generation, coming into being, opposed to ὄλεθρος, []; more usually opposed to φθορά, []; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, title of work by []: generally, formation, πύου …

Where it's used 5 times

Matthew 1:1 · Matthew 1:18 · Luke 1:14 · James 1:23 · James 3:6

Source: TBESG G1078; TFLSJ G1078

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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