noun · feminine
geneas
Greekγενεά (genea)
Strong’sG1074
a generation
stem gene-43 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books9 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γενεά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(< γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for דּוֹר, דֹּר (Cremer, 148);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1074 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidghen-eh-ah'
a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
Fromfrom (a presumed derivative of) G1085;
King Jamesage, generation, nation, time.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | geneas8×γενεὰ | geneais5×γενεαὶ |
| object accusative | genean4×γενεὰν | geneain3×γενεὰς |
| direct address vocative | genear3×γενεὰ | geneair |
| of, belonging to genitive | geneau10×γενεᾶς | geneaiu2×γενεῶν |
| to, for dative | genea6×γενεᾷ | geneai2×γενεαῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
genea 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
43 occurrences, every one of them listed
geneas“generation”subjectnominative singular8×
Matthew 12:39“generation”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou tou profētou.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 16:4“generation”Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou. kai kataleiparatos autoin aperchata.A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
Matthew 24:34“generation”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim houteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Mark 8:12“generation”kai anastenazaratos te pneume autou legatō; Tinem tas geneas houtas zētatō sēmem? amēn legamō vi, ei dōiti ta genea houta sēmem.Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Mark 13:30“generation”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas mechris hou houteim panteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Luke 11:29“generation”Toiu de ochloiu epathroizirōtoiu archeta legarō; Tas geneas houtas geneas ponēras atō; sēmem zētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Luke 11:29“generation”Toiu de ochloiu epathroizirōtoiu archeta legarō; Tas geneas houtas geneas ponēras atō; sēmem zētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Luke 21:32“generation”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
genean“generation”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 11:16“generation”Tine de homoiami tan genean houtan? homoias atō paidiei katherōtei en tai agorai heim prosfōnarōteim tei hetereiTo what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
Matthew 23:36“generation”amēn legamō vi, hēkati houteim panteim epi tan genean houtan.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Luke 16:8“generation”kai epainata tos kurios ton oikonomon tau adikiau hoti fronimōs poiata; hoti tois huiois tou aiōnou houtou fronimoterois huper toin huioin teu fōteu eis tan genean tan heautoiu alō.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
Acts 8:33“generation”en ta tapeinōsia tas krisias autou airita; tan genean autou tinos diēgeti? hoti airitō apo tau gēau tas zōas autou.In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
genear“generation”direct addressvocative singular3×
Matthew 17:17“generation”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata; Ō genear apistar kai diastrefirētar, heōs pote meta vu emi? heōs pote anechemi vu? feravōr mi auton hōde.“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
Mark 9:19“generation”tos de apokriniratos autoi legatō; Ō genear apistar, heōs pote pros vin emi? heōs pote anechemi vu? feravōr auton pros min.“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
Luke 9:41“generation”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata; Ō genear apistar kai diastrefirētar, heōs pote emi pros vin kai anechemi vu? prosagasar hōde ton huion su.“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
geneau“generation”of, belonging togenitive singular10×
Matthew 12:41“generation”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 12:42“generation”basilisas notou egeiriti en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinati autan; hoti erchata ek teiu perateiu tau gēau akouara tan sofian Solomōnou, kai idou polloterem Solomōnou hōde.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 7:31“generation”Tine oun homoiami toin anthrōpoin tau geneau houtau, kai tine alō homoiois?“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
Luke 11:31“generation”basilisas notou egeiriti en ta krisia meta toiu anēroiu tau geneau houtau kai katakrinati autoin; hoti erchata ek teiu perateiu tau gēau akouara tan sofian Solomōnou, kai idou polloterem Solomōnou hōde.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:32“generation”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 11:50“generation”hina ekzētiteia tem haimem pantoiu toiu profētoiu tem ekchirētem apo katabolau kosmou apo tau geneau houtau,As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
Luke 11:51“generation”apo haimeu Habel heōs haimeu Zachariou tou apollueratou metaxu teu thusiastērieu kai tou oikou; nai, legamō vi, ekzētiti apo tau geneau houtau.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
Luke 17:25“generation”prōtem de datō auton polleim paschara kai apodokimazira apo tau geneau houtau.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Acts 2:40“generation”heteroi tē logoi polloteroi diamartureta, kai parakalate autoin legarōtos; Sōzivar apo tau geneau tau skoliau houtau.With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
Philippians 2:15“generation”hina gineveia amemptois kai akeraiois, tekneim theou amōmeim mesem geneau skoliau kai diastrefirētau, en hoi fainevō hōs fōstērois en kosmoso that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
genea“generation”to, fordative singular6×
Matthew 12:45“generation”tote poreuetō kai paralambatō meta heauteu hepta hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu, kai eisercharateim katoikatō ekei; kai ginetō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu. houtōs eti kai ta genea houta ta ponēra.Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
Mark 8:12“generation”kai anastenazaratos te pneume autou legatō; Tinem tas geneas houtas zētatō sēmem? amēn legamō vi, ei dōiti ta genea houta sēmem.Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Mark 8:38“generation”hos gar ean epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin en ta genea houta ta moichalia kai hamartōla, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou epaischuniti auton hotan erchateia en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu toiu hagioiu.If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Luke 11:30“generation”kathōs gar gineta Iōnaos toi Nineuitoi sēmem, houtōs eti kai tos huios tou anthrōpou ta genea houta.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Acts 13:36“generation”David men gar idia genea hupēretaratos ta tou theou boula koimita kai prostithita pros toin patēroin autou kai horata diafthoran,For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
Hebrews 3:10“generation”tesserakonta eteim; dio prosochthizama ta genea houta kai legama; Aei planilō ta kardia; autois de ouk gnōskala tain hodain mu;Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
geneais“generations”subjectnominative plural5×
Matthew 1:17“generations”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Matthew 1:17“generations”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Matthew 1:17“generations”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Matthew 1:17“generations”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Luke 1:48“generations”hoti epiblepata epi tan tapeinōsian tau doulau autou, idou gar apo tou nun makarizali min pantais tais geneais;For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
geneain“generation”objectaccusative plural3×
Luke 1:50“generation”kai tem elesem autou eis geneain kai geneain toi foberōtoi auton.His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
Luke 1:50“generation”kai tem elesem autou eis geneain kai geneain toi foberōtoi auton.His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
Ephesians 3:21“generations”auto tas doxas en ta ekklēsa kai en Christo Iēso eis pantain tain geneain tou aiōnou toiu aiōnoiu; amēn.to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
geneaiu“generations”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Acts 15:21“generations”Mōusos gar ek geneaiu archaiaiu kata politan toin kērussarōtoin auton echatō en tai sunagōgai kata pantem sabbatem anaginōskirōtos.For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
Colossians 1:26“generations”tem mustēriem tem apokruptirētem apo toiu aiōnoiu kai apo taiu geneaiu, nun de fanerita toi hagioi autou,the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
geneai“generations”to, fordative plural2×
Acts 14:16“generations”hos en tai paroicherētai geneai easata panteim teim ethneim poreuerō tai hodai auteiu;In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
Ephesians 3:5“generations”hem heterai geneai ouk gnōrizita toi huioi toiu anthrōpoiu hōs nun apokaluptita toi hagioi apostoloi autou kai profētoi en pneume,which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.