Genealogy
γενεαλογίαStrong’s G1076genealogia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Genealogia is the Greek word usually translated “genealogies”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.”
Meaning
Usually translated “genealogies”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to genealogies 1
- genealogies 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
γενεαλογία genealogia · genealogy
γενεαλογία, -ας, ἡ (see previous word); 1. the making of a pedigree. 2. a genealogy: pl., 1Ti.1:4, Tit.3:9 (see CGT, in l., and ib. Intr., xlix ff.; DB, ii, p. 141). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “genealogy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GENEAL'OGY, noun
[Latin genealogia; Gr. race, and discourse; Eng. kind.]
- An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession.
- Pedigree; lineage; regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor.
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.