The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

γεννάω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaγεννάω
Citation formγεννάω
Part of speechverb
GlossI beget, bring forth, give birth to
Strong’sG1080
Transliterationgennáō
Definitionto procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate
KJV glosses:--bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
Derivationfrom a variation of
SBLGNT occurrences65

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
γεγέννηκά
verb, first person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XAI-S--) — Acts 13:33
verb, first person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XAI-S--) — Hebrews 1:5
verb, first person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XAI-S--) — Hebrews 5:5
γεγέννημαι
verb, first person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XPI-S--) — John 18:37
verb, first person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XPI-S--) — Acts 22:28
γεγεννήμεθα
verb, first person, perfect, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1XPI-P--) — John 8:41
γεγεννημένα
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -XPPNPN-) — 2 Peter 2:12
γεγεννημένον
verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPASM-) — 1 John 5:1
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -XPPNSN-) — John 3:6
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -XPPNSN-) — 1 John 5:4
γεγεννημένος
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNSM-) — John 3:8
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNSM-) — Acts 22:3
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNSM-) — 1 John 3:9
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNSM-) — 1 John 5:18
γεγεννημένου
verb, perfect, passive, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPGSM-) — John 9:32
γεγέννηται
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — Galatians 4:23
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — 1 John 2:29
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — 1 John 3:9
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — 1 John 4:7
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — 1 John 5:1
γεννᾶται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Matthew 2:4
γεννηθεὶς
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — Galatians 4:29
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — Hebrews 11:23
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — 1 John 5:18
γεννηθὲν
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -APPNSN-) — Matthew 1:20
γεννηθέντος
verb, aorist, passive, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPGSM-) — Matthew 2:1
γεννηθέντων
verb, aorist, passive, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -APPGPM-) — Romans 9:11
γεννηθῇ
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--) — John 3:3
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--) — John 3:5
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--) — John 9:2
γεννηθῆναι
verb, aorist, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -APN----) — John 3:4
verb, aorist, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -APN----) — John 3:7
γεννήσαντα
verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPASM-) — 1 John 5:1
γεννήσει
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — Luke 1:13
γεννήσῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 16:21
γεννώμενον
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPNSN-) — Luke 1:35
γεννῶσα
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPNSF-) — Galatians 4:24
γεννῶσι
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — 2 Timothy 2:23
ἐγεννήθη
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — Matthew 1:16
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — Matthew 26:24
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — Mark 14:21
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — John 16:21
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — John 9:19
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — John 9:20
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — Acts 7:20
ἐγεννήθημεν
verb, first person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1API-P--) — Acts 2:8
ἐγεννήθης
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2API-S--) — John 9:34
ἐγεννήθησαν
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3API-P--) — Matthew 19:12
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3API-P--) — John 1:13
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3API-P--) — Hebrews 11:12
ἐγέννησα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 4:15
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Philemon 1:10
ἐγέννησαν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Luke 23:29
ἐγέννησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:10
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:11
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:12
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:13
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:14
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:15
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:16
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:2
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:3
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:4
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:5
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:6
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:7
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:8
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:9
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 1:57
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 7:29
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 7:8

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: γενναω.