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title="1079">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Concordance</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">genesis: origin, birth</span></div><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γένεσις, εως, ἡ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>genesis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ghen'-es-is)<br><span class="tophdg">Short Definition: </span>birth, lineage<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>birth, lineage, descent.<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="/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><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/strongs_1078.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsleft.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsright.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>