Genuine
γνήσιοςStrong’s G1103gnēsios
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gnēsios is the Greek word usually translated “true” and “genuineness”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Meaning
Usually translated “true” and “genuineness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- true 3
- genuineness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 1:4In contextTo Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
- Philippians 4:3And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Greek dictionary
γνήσιος gnēsios · genuine
γνήσιος, -α, -ον (γίγνομαι), [in LXX: Sir.7:18, 3Ma.3:19 * ;] 1. prop., lawfully begotten, born in wedlock (in π., γυνὴ γ., a lawful wife; MM, see word). 2. true, genuine, sincere: Php.4:3, 1Ti.1:2, Tit.1:4; as subst., τὸ γ. = ἡ γνησιότης, sincerity, 2Co.8:8. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “genuine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GEN'UINE, adjective
[Latin genuinus, from enus, or its root. See Gender.]
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.