Lexical Definition
γεννάω gennáō (ghen-nah'-o) to beget G:V
from a variation of γένος
bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
- to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother)
- figuratively, to regenerate
Abbott-Smith
γεννάω, -ῶ (< γέννα, poët. for γένος), [in LXX chiefly for ילד ;]
1. of the father, to beget: c. acc., Mt 1:1-16, Ac 7:8, 29; seq. ἐκ, Mt 1:3, 5, 6.
2. Of the mother, to bring forth, bear: Lk 1:13, 57 23:29, Jo 16:21; εἰς δουλείαν, Ga 4:24. Pass.
(1) to be begotten: Mt 1:20;
(2) to be born: Mt 2:1, 4 19:12 26:24, Mk 14:21, Lk 1:35, Jo 3:4, Ac 7:20, Ro 9:11, He 11:23; seq. εἰς, Jo 16:21 18:37, II Pe 2:12; ἐν, Ac 2:8 22:3, (ἁμαρτίαις), Jo 9:34; ἀπό, He 11:12 (WH, mg., ἐγεν-); ἐκ, Jo 1:13 3:6 8:41; c. adj., τυφλὸς γ., Jo 9:2; [Ῥωμαῖος ], Ac 22:28; κατὰ σάρκα: κ. πνεῦμα: Ga 4:29. Metaph.; μάχας, II Ti 2:23; ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα, I Co 4:15, (ὅν), Phm 10; in quotation, Ps 2:7 (LXX), Ac 13:33, He 1:5 5:5; of Christians as begotten of God, born again: Jo 1:13 3:3, 5-8, I Jo 2:29 3:9 4:7 5:1, 4, 18 (cf. ἀνα-γεννάω); (Cremer, 146).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 2:7 |
| Matthew | 1:1 · 1:3 · 1:5 · 1:6 · 1:20 · 2:1 · 2:4 · 19:12 · 26:24 |
| Mark | 14:21 |
| Luke | 1:13 · 1:35 · 1:57 · 23:29 |
| John | 1:13 · 3:3 · 3:4 · 3:5 · 3:6 · 8:41 · 9:2 · 9:34 · 16:21 · 18:37 |
| Acts | 2:8 · 7:8 · 7:20 · 7:29 · 13:33 · 22:3 · 22:28 |
| Romans | 9:11 |
| 1 Corinthians | 4:15 |
| Galatians | 4:24 · 4:29 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:23 |
| Hebrews | 1:5 · 5:5 · 11:12 · 11:23 |
| 2 Peter | 2:12 |
| 1 John | 2:29 · 3:9 · 4:7 · 5:1 · 5:4 · 5:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
γεννάω-άω,
future middle γεννάωήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 1st c.BC+] (but -ηθήσομαι[Refs]: (γέννα):—causal of γίγνομαι (compare γείνομαι), mostly of the father, beget, ὁ γεννάωήσας πατήρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ γεννάωήσαντές σε your parents, [γεννάωώμενον ἔκ τινος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.108, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅθεν γεγεννάωαμένοι sprung, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the mother, bring forth, bear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, produce from oneself, create, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 produce, grow, get, κἂν σῶμα γεννάωήσῃ μέγα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 metaphorically, engender, produce, λήθη τῶν ἰδίων κακῶν θρασύτητα γεννάωᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γεννάωῶσι τὸν οὐρανὸν [οἱ φιλόσοφοι] call it into existence, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐξ ἀσωμάτου γεννάωῶν λόγος[Refs 3rd c.AD+]; of numbers, produce a total, [Refs 1st c.AD+]