Birthday
γενέσια, γενέθλιοςStrong’s G1077genesia, genethlios
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Genesia, genethlios is the Greek word usually translated “birthday”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.”
Meaning
Usually translated “birthday”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- birthday 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
γενέσια, γενέθλιος genesia, genethlios · birthday
γενέσια, -ων, τά, neut. pl. of adj. -ιος, -ον, relating to birth (γένεσις); 1. in Attic Gk., a commemoration of the dead. 2. In late Gk., a birthday feast (= cl. γενέθλια; so in π., see MM, Exp., x; cf. also Ῥutherford, NPhr., 184): Mat.14:6, Mrk.6:21. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “birthday” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BIRTH'DAY, noun
[birth and day.]
The day in which any person is born.
- The same day of the month, in which a person was born, in every succeeding year; often celebrated as a joyful anniversary.
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.