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 loosely in pl. of successive ages: Act.14:16 15:21, Eph.3:5, Col.1:26; εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γ. (= לִדוֹר וָדוֹר, al.), Luk.34:17, al), Luk.1:50; εἰς πάσας τὰς γ. τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων, Eph.3:21 (Ellic, in l.; DCG, i, 639f.). † (AS)
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G1074 — γενεά
genea · generation · Greek
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Matthew 1:17 · γενεαὶ · γενεαὶ · γενεαὶ · γενεαὶSo all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.Matthew 11:16 · γενεὰν“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companionsMatthew 12:39 · γενεὰBut he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.Matthew 12:41 · γενεᾶςThe men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.Matthew 12:42 · γενεᾶςThe queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.Matthew 12:45 · γενεᾷThen he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”Matthew 16:4 · γενεὰAn evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them, and departed.Matthew 17:17 · γενεὰJesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”Matthew 23:36 · γενεὰνMost certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.Matthew 24:34 · γενεὰMost certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.Mark 8:12 · γενεὰ · γενεᾷHe sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”Mark 8:38 · γενεᾷFor whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”Mark 9:19 · γενεὰHe answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”Mark 13:30 · γενεὰMost certainly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.Luke 1:48 · γενεαὶfor he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.Luke 1:50 · γενεὰς · γενεὰςHis mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him.Luke 7:31 · γενεᾶς“To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?Luke 9:41 · γενεὰJesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”Luke 11:29 · γενεὰ · γενεὰWhen the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.Luke 11:30 · γενεᾷFor even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.Luke 11:31 · γενεᾶςThe Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.Luke 11:32 · γενεᾶςThe men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.Luke 11:50 · γενεᾶςthat the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;Luke 11:51 · γενεᾶςfrom the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.’ Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.Luke 16:8 · γενεὰν“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.Luke 17:25 · γενεᾶςBut first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.Luke 21:32 · γενεὰMost certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.Acts 2:40 · γενεᾶςWith many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”Acts 8:33 · γενεὰνIn his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”Acts 13:36 · γενεᾷFor David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.Acts 14:16 · γενεαῖςwho in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.Acts 15:21 · γενεῶνFor Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”Ephesians 3:5 · γενεαῖςwhich in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;Ephesians 3:21 · γενεὰςto him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.Philippians 2:15 · γενεᾶςthat you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,Colossians 1:26 · γενεῶν,the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,Hebrews 3:10 · γενεᾷTherefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’