Regeneration
παλιγγενεσίαStrong’s G3824palingenesia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Palingenesia is the Greek word usually translated “regeneration”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
Meaning
Usually translated “regeneration”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- regeneration 1
- of regeneration 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Titus 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
παλιγγενεσία palingenesia · regeneration
παλινγενεσία (Rec. παλιγγ-), -ας, ἡ (πάλιν, γενεσις), new birth, renewal, restoration, regeneration; (a) of persons (Plut., Phil., al.), of spiritual regeneration, διὰ λουτροῦ παλινγενεστίας (genitive attr., see Ellic., in l), Tit.3:5; (b) of the world, as in Stoics, Jewish Apocal., al. (see Dalman, Words, 177 ff.), Mat.19:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “regeneration” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REGENERA'TION, noun
- Reproduction; the act of producing anew.
- In theology, new birth by the grace of God; that change by which the will and natural enmity of man to God and his law are subdued, and a principle of supreme love to God and his law, or holy affections, are implanted in the heart.“He saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” Titus 3:5
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.