To generate
ἀποκυέωStrong’s G0616apokueō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apokueō is the Greek word usually translated “it brings forth” and “brought forth”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
Meaning
Usually translated “it brings forth” and “brought forth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it brings forth 1
- he brought forth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀποκυέω apokueō · to generate
ἀπο-κυέω (Rec. -κύω), -ῶ (ἀπό, κυέω or κύω, to be pregnant), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:17 * ;] prop., "the medical word for birth as the close of pregnancy" (Hort, Ja., 26 f.). In κοιν, "an ordinary syn. of τίκτω, but definitely 'perfectivised' (M, Pr., 111 ff.; MM, see word) by the ἀπό, and so implying safe delivery," to bring forth, give birth to: Jas.1:15, 18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “generate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GEN'ERATE, verb transitive
[Latin genero. See Gender.]
- To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce a being similar to the parent.
- To produce; to cause to be; to bring into life; as great whales which the waters generated.
- To cause; to produce; to form.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.