Origin
γένεσιςStrong’s G1078genesis
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Genesis is the Greek word usually translated “genealogy”, “origin” and “birth”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”
Meaning
Usually translated “genealogy”, “origin” and “birth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of genealogy 1
- origin 1
- birth 1
- natural 1
- of nature 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- James 2
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
- Luke 1:14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- James 1:23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
- James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Greek dictionary
γένεσις genesis · origin
γένεσις, -εως, ἡ (γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלֵדֹת ;] 1. origin, lineage: βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Gen.2:4a 5:1), Mat.1:1. 2. birth: Mat.1:18, Luk.1:14 (Rec. γέννησις); πρόσωπον τῆς γ., face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Jas.1:23; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ., the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Jas.3:6. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “origin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OR'IGIN, noun
[Latin origo.]
- The first existence or beginning of any thing; as the origin of Rome.
- Fountain; source; cause; that from which any thing primarily proceeds; that which gives existence or beginning.
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.