Parent
γονεύςStrong’s G1118goneus
Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament
In short
Goneus is the Greek word usually translated “parents”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.
“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.”
Meaning
Usually translated “parents”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- parents 17
- to parents 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 6
- Luke 5
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 13:12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
- Luke 2:27And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
- Luke 2:41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
- Luke 8:56And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
- Luke 18:29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,
- Luke 21:16And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
Greek dictionary
γονεύς goneus · parent
γονεύς, -έως, ὁ (γίγνομαι), [in LXX for אָב, אֵם ;] a begetter, a father; mostly in pl., οἱ γ., parents: Luk.2:41, 43 8:56 21:16, Jhn.9:2, 3 20, 22, 23 Rom.1:30, 2Co.12:14, Eph.6:1, Col.3:20, 2Ti.3:2; accusative pl. (Hellenistic, see Thackeray, Gr., i, 148), γονεῖς, Mat.10:21, Mrk.13:22, Luk.2:27 18:29, Jhn.9:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “parent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PA'RENT, noun
[Latin parens, from pario, to produce or bring forth. The regular participle of pario is pariens, and parens is the regular participle of pareo, to appear.]
- A father or mother; he or she that produces young.
- That which produces; cause; source.
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.