To beget
γεννάωStrong’s G1080gennaō
Appears in 65 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gennaō is the Greek word usually translated “begat”, “born” and “has been born”. It appears in 65 verses of the New Testament.
“I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:”
Meaning
Usually translated “begat”, “born” and “has been born”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- begat 39
- born 8
- has been born 5
- was born 4
- having been born 4
- were born 4
- to be born 3
- have begotten 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 20
- John 15
- Acts 7
- 1 John 6
- Luke 4
- Hebrews 4
13 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:12In contextBut these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
- Matthew 1:2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
- Matthew 1:3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
- Matthew 1:4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
- Matthew 1:5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
- Matthew 1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
All 65 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
γεννάω gennaō · to beget
γεννάω, -ῶ (γέννα, poët. for γένος), [in LXX chiefly for ילד ;] 1. of the father, to beget: with accusative, Mat.1:1-16, Act.7:8, 29; before ἐκ, Mat.1:3, 5, 6. 2. Of the mother, to bring forth, bear: Luk.1:13, 57 23:29, Jhn.16:21; εἰς δουλείαν, Gal.4:24. Pass. (1) to be begotten: Mat.1:20; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “born” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BORN, participle passive
of bear. baurn. Brought forth, as an animal. A very useful distinction is observed by good authors, who, in the sense of produced or brought forth, write this word born; but in the sense of carried, write it borne. This difference of orthography renders obvious the difference of pronunciation.
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.