Greek · Strong's G1080 · Verb

γεννάω

gennaō

to beget

97times used
65verses
13books

How it's translated

Definition

γεννάω, -ῶ

(γέννα, poët. for γένος), [in LXX chiefly for ילד ;]

1. of the father, to beget: with accusative, Mat.1:1-16, Act.7:8, 29; before ἐκ, Mat.1:3, 5, 6.

2. Of the mother, to bring forth, bear: Luk.1:13, 57 23:29, Jhn.16:21; εἰς δουλείαν, Gal.4:24. Pass.

(1) to be begotten: Mat.1:20;

(2) to be born: Mat.2:1, 4 19:12 26:24, Mrk.14:21, Luk.1:35, Jhn.3:4, Act.7:20, Rom.9:11, Heb.11:23; before εἰς, Jhn.16:21 18:37, 2Pe.2:12; ἐν, Act.2:8 22:3, (ἁμαρτίαις), Jhn.9:34; ἀπό, Heb.11:12 (WH, mg., ἐγεν-); ἐκ, Jhn…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Aorist 73% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Perfect 22% done, and still standing
  • Present 4% ongoing or repeated action
  • Future 1% something still to come

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Physiological Processes and States › Birth, Procreation 82% of uses

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › Change of State 13% of uses

Behavior and Related States › Change Behavior 2% of uses

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › Happen 2% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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