Lexical Definition
γένεσις génesis (ghen'-es-is) origin G:N-F
from the same as γενεά
generation, nature(-ral).
- nativity
- figuratively, nature
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| γενέσεώσ | of your birth | LXX.Gen.31.13 • LXX.Gen.32.9 |
| γενέσεωσ | birth | LXX.Gen.40.20 |
| natural | Jas.1.23 | |
| of birth | LXX.Eccl.7.1 | |
| of genealogy | Matt.1.1 | |
| of her birth | LXX.Hos.2.3 | |
| of nature | Jas.3.6 | |
| of origin | LXX.Gen.2.4 • LXX.Gen.5.1 | |
| of your origin | LXX.Ruth.2.11 | |
| γενέσεσιν | their generations | LXX.1Chr.4.38 |
| γενέσεισ | genealogies | LXX.1Chr.4.2 |
| generations | LXX.Gen.10.1 • LXX.Gen.11.10 • LXX.Gen.11.27 • LXX.Gen.25.19 • LXX.Gen.36.1 • LXX.Gen.36.9 • LXX.Gen.37.2 • LXX.Exod.6.24 • LXX.Ruth.4.18 • LXX.1Chr.4.21 | |
| origins | LXX.Gen.6.9 • LXX.Gen.25.12 • LXX.Num.3.1 | |
| their births | LXX.Exod.28.10 | |
| their genealogies | LXX.1Chr.1.29 | |
| their generations | LXX.Gen.10.32 • LXX.Exod.6.25 • LXX.1Chr.5.7 • LXX.1Chr.7.2 • LXX.1Chr.7.4 • LXX.1Chr.7.9 • LXX.1Chr.8.28 • LXX.1Chr.9.9 • LXX.1Chr.9.34 • LXX.1Chr.26.31 | |
| their origins | LXX.Num.1.18 | |
| γενέσει | birth | Luke.1.14 |
| γένεσισ | origin | Matt.1.18 |
| γένεσεώσ | my birth | LXX.Ezek.4.14 |
| γένεσίσ | your birth | LXX.Ezek.16.3 • LXX.Ezek.16.4 |
Abbott-Smith
γένεσις, -εως, ἡ (< γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תֹּולֵדֹת ;]
1. origin, lineage: βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4a 5:1), Mt 1:1.
2. birth: Mt 1:18, Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις); πρόσωπον τῆς γ., face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 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), Ja 3:6.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 2:4 · 5:1 |
| Matthew | 1:1 · 1:18 |
| Luke | 1:14 |
| James | 1:23 · 3:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
γένεσις, εως, ἡ,
(γενέσθαι) origin, source, Ὠκεανόν τε θεῶν γένεσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ὠκεανοῦ, ὅς περ γ. πάντεσσι τέτυκται[Refs 5th c.BC+]; beginning, in dual, τοῖν γενεσέοιν ἡ ἑτέρα [Refs]
__II manner of birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; race, descent, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ γένεσιν, opposed to καθ᾽ υἱοθεσίαν, [Refs]
__II.2 Astrology texts, nativity, geniture, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: hence, lot, fortune, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III production, generation, coming into being, opposed to ὄλεθρος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; more usually opposed to φθορά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, title of work by [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, formation, πύου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; origination, making, ἱματίων, περὶ τὰ ἀμφιέσματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 ={τὸ γίγνεσθαι}, becoming, opposed to οὐσία,[Refs 5th c.AD+]
__IV concrete, creation, i.e. all created things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V race, kind or sort of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; family, δίδυμος γ. of the Spartan kings, [Refs]
__VI generation, age, [Refs]; κατὰ περίστασιν τῆς γ. according to the circumstances of his time, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__VII παιδοπόρος γ. genitalia muliebria, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__VIII in Mathematics texts, generation of a figure, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__VIII.b origin of a spiral, [Refs]; ἡ ἐν γ. εὐθεῖα the initial line, [Refs]