noun · neuter

genesiem

Greekγενέσια (genesia)

Strong’sG1077

a birthday celebration

stem genesi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

birthday2×

What it means

* γενέσια, -ων, τά, neut. pl. of adj. -ιος, -ον, relating to birth (< γένεσις);

1. in Attic Gk., a commemoration of the dead.

2. In late Gk., a birthday feast (= cl. γενέθλια; so in π., v. MM, Exp., x; cf. also Rutherford, NPhr., 184): Mt 14:6, Mk 6:21.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1077 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidghen-es'-ee-ah

birthday ceremonies

Fromneuter plural of a derivative of G1078;

King Jamesbirthday.

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 or object direct	genesiem	genesieim
of, belonging to genitive	genesieu	genesieiu
to, for dative	genesie	genesiei2×γενεσίοις

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

genesistem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

genesie 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

Words built on the same stem

genesias — γένεσις, birth, lineage

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

genesiei“birthday”to, fordative plural2×

Matthew 14:6“birthday”genesiei de gineratei tou Hērōdou orcheta tas thugatēras tau Hērōdiadau en te mese kai areskata to Hērōdo,On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

Mark 6:21“birthday”Kai gineratau hēmerau eukairau hote Hērōdos tei genesiei autou deipnem poiata toi megistanoi autou kai toi chiliarchoi kai toi prōtoi tau Galilaiau,On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.