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In the New Testament, it is used to denote the genealogy or lineage of individuals, emphasizing the concept of origin or birth. It can also imply the broader idea of creation or the beginning of events.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greek context, "genesis" was a term used to describe the origin or birth of gods, heroes, and significant figures in mythology. In the Jewish and Christian traditions, it is closely associated with the creation narrative found in the Book of Genesis, which details the origins of the world and humanity. The concept of genealogy was crucial in Jewish culture, as it established identity, heritage, and fulfillment of prophecies.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1096.htm">ginomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>origin, birth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>birth (2), genealogy (1), life (1), natural (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1078: γένεσις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γένεσις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γενέσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ΓΑΝΩ</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 128)), in Greek writings for the first time in <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 14, 201 (cf. 246); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">source, origin</span>: <span class="greek2">βίβλος</span> <span class="greek2">γενέσεως</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> a book of one's lineage, i. e. in which his ancestry or his progeny are enumerated (equivalent to <span class="hebrew">תּולְדות</span> <span class="hebrew">סֵפֶר</span>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1</a>, etc.) (<a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> used of <span class="accented">birth, nativity,</span> in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18</a> and <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14</a>, for <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> <span class="greek2">γέννησις</span> (<span class="greek2">ἡμέραι</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">γενέσεως</span> <span class="greek2">μου</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἀφ'</span> <span class="greek2">οὗ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐγεννήθην</span>, Judith 12:18 cf. 20); <span class="greek2">πρόσωπον</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">γενέσεως</span> his <span class="accented">native</span> (natural) face, <a href="/interlinear/james/1-23.htm">James 1:23</a>. <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> of that which follows origin, viz. <span class="accented">existence, life</span>: <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">τροχός</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">γενέσεως</span> the wheel (cf. English <span class="accented">machinery</span>) of life, <a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a> (cf. Grimm on Sap. vii. 5); but others explain it <span class="accented">the wheel of human origin</span> which as soon as men are born begins to run, i. e. the course (cf. English <span class="accented">round</span>) of life.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>origin, birth, genealogy<p>From the same as <a href="/greek/1074.htm">genea</a>; nativity; figuratively, nature -- generation, nature(-ral). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1074.htm">genea</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γενεσει γενέσει γενέσεις γενέσεσιν γενεσεως γενέσεως γενέσεώς γένεσεώς γενεσις γένεσις γένεσίς genesei genései geneseos geneseōs genéseos genéseōs genesis génesis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ΒΙΒΛΟΣ <b>γενέσεως</b> Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The record <span class="itali">of the genealogy</span> of Jesus<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The book <span class="itali">of the generation</span> of Jesus<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] book <span class="itali">of [the] generation</span> of Jesus Christ<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 1:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ ἡ <b>γένεσις</b> οὕτως ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now <span class="itali">the birth</span> of Jesus Christ<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Christ the <span class="itali">birth</span> thus came about<p><b><a href="/text/luke/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῇ <b>γενέσει</b> αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and many will rejoice <span class="itali">at his birth.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at the <span class="itali">birth</span> of him will rejoice<p><b><a href="/text/james/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρόσωπον τῆς <b>γενέσεως</b> αὐτοῦ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who looks <span class="itali">at his natural</span> face<br><a href="/kjvs/james/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> beholding his <span class="itali">natural</span> face in<br><a href="/interlinear/james/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> face <span class="itali">natural</span> of him in<p><b><a href="/text/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τροχὸν τῆς <b>γενέσεως</b> καὶ φλογιζομένη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the course <span class="itali">of [our] life,</span> and is set on fire<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the course <span class="itali">of nature;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> course <span class="itali">of nature</span> and being set on fire<p><b><a href="/greek/1078.htm">Strong's Greek 1078</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1078.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/genesei_1078.htm">γενέσει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/geneseo_s_1078.htm">γενέσεως — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/genesis_1078.htm">γένεσις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1077.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1077"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1077" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1079.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1079"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1079" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>