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.1:13 3:6 8:41; with adj., τυφλὸς γ., Jhn.9:2; [Ῥωμαῖος ], Act.22:28; κατὰ σάρκα: κ. πνεῦμα: Gal.4:29. Metaphorical; μάχας, 2Ti.2:23; ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα, 1Co.4:15, (ὅν), Phm 10; in quotation, Psa.2:7 (LXX), Act.13:33, Heb.1:5 5:5; of Christians as begotten of God, born again: Jhn.1:13 3:3, 5-8, 1Jn.2:29 3:9 4:7 5:1, 4, 18 (cf. ἀνα-γεννάω); (Cremer, 146). (AS)
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G1080 — γεννάω
gennaō · to beget · Greek
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Matthew 1:2 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενAbraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.Matthew 1:3 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενJudah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.Matthew 1:4 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενRam was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.Matthew 1:5 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενSalmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,Matthew 1:6 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενand Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,Matthew 1:7 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενSolomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.Matthew 1:8 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενAsa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.Matthew 1:9 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενUzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.Matthew 1:10 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενHezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,Matthew 1:11 · ἐγέννησενand Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.Matthew 1:12 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενAfter the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,Matthew 1:13 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενZerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.Matthew 1:14 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενAzor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.Matthew 1:15 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγέννησενEliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,Matthew 1:16 · ἐγέννησεν · ἐγεννήθηand Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.Matthew 1:20 · γεννηθὲνBut after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Matthew 2:1 · γεννηθέντοςAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,Matthew 2:4 · γεννᾶται.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.Matthew 19:12 · ἐγεννήθησανFor there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”Matthew 26:24 · ἐγεννήθηThe Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”Mark 14:21 · ἐγεννήθηThe Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”Luke 1:13 · γεννήσειBut the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.Luke 1:35 · γεννώμενονThe angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.Luke 1:57 · ἐγέννησενWhen the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.Luke 23:29 · ἐγέννησανLook, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’John 1:13 · ἐγεννήθησαν.children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.John 3:3 · γεννηθῇJesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”John 3:4 · γεννηθῆναι · γεννηθῆναι;¶“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”John 3:5 · γεννηθῇJesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.John 3:6 · γεγεννημένον · γεγεννημένονFlesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.John 3:7 · γεννηθῆναιDo not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’John 3:8 · γεγεννημένοςThe wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”John 8:41 · γεγεννήμεθα·You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”John 9:2 · γεννηθῇ;¶and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”John 9:19 · ἐγεννήθη;and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”John 9:20 · ἐγεννήθη·His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.John 9:32 · γεγεννημένου.Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.John 9:34 · ἐγεννήθηςThey replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.John 16:21 · γεννήσῃ · ἐγεννήθηA woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.John 18:37 · γεγέννημαι“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”Acts 2:8 · ἐγεννήθημεν,How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?Acts 7:8 · ἐγέννησενThen God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.Acts 7:20 · ἐγεννήθηAt that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.Acts 7:29 · ἐγέννησενAt this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.Acts 13:33 · γεγέννηκάHe has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’Acts 22:3 · γεγεννημένος“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.Acts 22:28 · γεγέννημαι.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.Romans 9:11 · γεννηθέντωνYet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,1 Corinthians 4:15 · ἐγέννησα.¶Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.Galatians 4:23 · γεγέννηται,His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.Galatians 4:24 · γεννῶσαThese things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.Galatians 4:29 · γεννηθεὶςAt that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.2 Timothy 2:23 · γεννῶσινBut reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.Philemon 1:10 · ἐγέννησαI appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.Hebrews 1:5 · γεγέννηκάFor to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?Hebrews 5:5 · γεγέννηκάSo also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”Hebrews 11:12 · ἐγεννήθησαν,And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.Hebrews 11:23 · γεννηθεὶςBy faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.2 Peter 2:12 · γεγεννημέναThese men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.1 John 2:29 · γεγέννηται.If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.1 John 3:9 · γεγεννημένος · γεγέννηται.Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.1 John 4:7 · γεγέννηταιBeloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.1 John 5:1 · γεγέννηται, · γεννήσαντα · γεγεννημένονEveryone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.1 John 5:4 · γεγεννημένονbecause everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.1 John 5:18 · γεγεννημένος · γεννηθεὶςWe know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.