verb
anagennamō
Greekἀναγεννάω (anagennaō)
Strong’sG313
I beget again, beget into a new life
stem anagenn-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† 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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anagennaratosἀναγεννήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | caused … tobe born again | 1× |
| anagennirētoisἀναγεγεννημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect 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 172, 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennimō | anagennime | anagennimi | anagennima | anagennimē | anagennimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennisō | anagennise | anagennisi | anagennisa | anagennisē | anagenniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennitō | anagennite | anagenniti | anagennita | anagennitē | anagennitelē |
| we 1st person plural | anagenninō | anagennine | anagennini | anagennina | anagenninē | anagenninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennivō | anagennive | anagennivi | anagenniva | anagennivē | anagennivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennilō | anagennile | anagennili | anagennila | anagennilē | anagennilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennimeiō | anagennimeia | anagennimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagenniseiō | anagenniseia | anagenniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagenniteiō | anagenniteia | anagenniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anagennineiō | anagennineia | anagennineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagenniveiō | anagenniveia | anagenniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennileiō | anagennileia | anagennileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anagennisōr | anagennisar | anagennisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennitōr | anagennitar | anagennitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennivōr | anagennivar | anagennivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anagennilōr | anagennilar | anagennilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagennimoiō | anagennimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anagennisoiō | anagennisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagennitoiō | anagennitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anagenninoiō | anagenninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagennivoiō | anagennivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anagenniloiō | anagenniloia |
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 |
| acted on passive voice | anagennirō | anagenniri | anagennira | anagennirē |
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 | anagennarōtos | anagennaritos | anagennaratos1×ἀναγεννήσας | anagennarētos |
| acted on passive voice | anagennirōtos | anagenniritos | anagenniratos | anagennirētos1× |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anagennaratos“caused … tobe born again”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 1:3“caused … tobe born again”Eulogētos tos theos kai patēros tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou, tos kata tem pollem autou elesem anagennaratos nin eis elpian zōarōtan dia anastasiau Iēsu Christou ek nekroiu,Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
anagennirētois“born again”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:23“born again”anagennirētois ouk ek sporau fthartau alla afthartau, dia logou zōarōtou theou kai menarōtou;For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.