Greek · Strong's G1096 · Verb

γίνομαι

ginomai

to be

677times used
635verses
26books

How it's translated

Definition

γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.),

[in LXX chiefly for היה ;]

1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a first appearance in public, Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:6, al.; before ἐκ (of birth), Rom.1:3, Gal.4:4; διά, Jhn.1:3; βροντή, Jhn.12:29; σεισμός, Rev.6:12; γογγυσμός, Act.6:1; χαρά, Act.8:8, many other similar exx.; ἡμέρα, Luk.22:66, al.; ὀψέ, Mrk.11:19; πρωΐα, Mat.27:1; νύξ, Act.27:27.

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The forms it takes

Tense

  • Aorist 74% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Present 14% ongoing or repeated action
  • Perfect 10% done, and still standing
  • Future 2% something still to come
  • Imperfect 1% ongoing action in the past
  • Pluperfect <1% had been done, with results then

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › Happen 49% of uses

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › Change of State 34% of uses

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

Existence in Space › Be in a Place 4% 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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Every verse

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