Greek

To beget

ἀναγεννάωStrong’s G0313

anagennaō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Anagennaō is the Greek word usually translated “having begotten again” and “born again”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”

1 Peter 1:3 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “having begotten again” and “born again”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

having begotten again 1
born again 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

1 Peter 2

1 book in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

1 Peter 1:23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Greek dictionary

ἀναγεννάω anagennaō · to beget

ἀνα-γεννάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Sir prol.17 א* (ΑΒאc παρα-)* ;] to beget again: metaphorically, of spiritual birth, 1Pe.1:3 1:23 (cf. Cremer, 147; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.