verb
anagennamō
Strong’sG313
I beget again, beget into a new life
stem anagenn-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
**† ἀνα-γεννάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Sir prol. 17 א* (ΑΒאc παρα-)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G313 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
beget anew, regenerate, NT:—passive, probably in Refs
2 metaphorically, arouse afresh, ἀ. πάλιν κακάRefs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anagennarantosἀναγεννήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | caused … tobe born again | 1× |
| anagennorēntoisἀναγεγεννημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | born again | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennamō | anagenname | anagennami | anagennama | anagennamē | anagennamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennasō | anagennase | anagennasi | anagennasa | anagennasē | anagennaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennatō | anagennate | anagennati | anagennata | anagennatē | anagennatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anagennanō | anagennane | anagennani | anagennana | anagennanē | anagennanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennavō | anagennave | anagennavi | anagennava | anagennavē | anagennavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennalō | anagennale | anagennali | anagennala | anagennalē | anagennalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennomō | anagennome | anagennomē | anagennomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennosō | anagennose | anagennosē | anagennoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennotō | anagennote | anagennotē | anagennotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anagennonō | anagennone | anagennonē | anagennonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennovō | anagennove | anagennovē | anagennovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennolō | anagennole | anagennolē | anagennolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennameiō | anagennameia | anagennameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennaseiō | anagennaseia | anagennaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennateiō | anagennateia | anagennateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anagennaneiō | anagennaneia | anagennaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennaveiō | anagennaveia | anagennaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennaleiō | anagennaleia | anagennaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennomeiō | anagennomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennoseiō | anagennoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennoteiō | anagennoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anagennoneiō | anagennoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennoveiō | anagennoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennoleiō | anagennoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anagennasōr | anagennasar | anagennasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennatōr | anagennatar | anagennatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennavōr | anagennavar | anagennavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennalōr | anagennalar | anagennalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anagennosōr | anagennosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennotōr | anagennotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennovōr | anagennovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennolōr | anagennolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennamoiō | anagennamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennasoiō | anagennasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennatoiō | anagennatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anagennanoiō | anagennanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennavoiō | anagennavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennaloiō | anagennaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anagennonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anagennarō | anagennari | anagennara | anagennarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anagennorō | anagennorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anagennarōntos | anagennarintos | anagennarantos1×ἀναγεννήσας | anagennarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anagennorōntos | anagennorēntos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anagenn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anagennarantos“caused … tobe born again”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 1:3“caused … tobe born again”… tos kata tem pollem autou elesem anagennarantos nin eis elpidan zōarōntan dia anastasiau …… Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus …
anagennorēntois“born again”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:23anagennorēntois ouk ek sporau fthartau alla afthartau, …For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of …