noun · feminine

genesias

Greekγένεσις (genesis)

Strong’sG1078

birth, lineage

stem genesi-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

birth2×genealogy1×life1×natural1×

What it means

γένεσις, -εως, ἡ

(< γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תֹּולֵדֹת;]

1. origin, lineage: βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4a 5:1), Mt 1:1.

2. birth: Mt 1:18, Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις); πρόσωπον τῆς γ., face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ., the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6.†

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

Strong’s G1078 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidghen'-es-is

nativity; figuratively, nature

Fromfrom the same as G1074;

King Jamesgeneration, nature(-ral).

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	genesias1×γένεσις	genesiais
object accusative	genesian	genesiain
direct address vocative	genesiar	genesiair
of, belonging to genitive	genesiau3×γενέσεως	genesiaiu
to, for dative	genesia1×γενέσει	genesiai

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+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

genesia 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

genesiem — γενέσια, a birthday celebration

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

genesias“birth”subjectnominative singular1×

Matthew 1:18“birth”Tou de Iēsu christou tas genesias houtōs ate. mnēsteuiratau tau mētērau autou Mariau to Iōsēf, prin ē sunerchara autoin heuriskita en gastēra echarōtas ek pneumeu hagieu.This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

genesiau“life”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

Matthew 1:1“genealogy”Biblas genesiau Iēsu christou huiou David huiou Abraam.This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

James 1:23“natural”hoti ei tinos akroatos logou atō kai ouk poiētos, houtos eoikatē anēro katanoarōto tem prosōpem tau genesiau autou en esoptre,For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

James 3:6“life”kai tas glōssas purem, tos kosmos tau adikiau tas glōssas kathistanitō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōtas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōtas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizirōtas hupo tau geennau.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

genesia“birth”to, fordative singular1×

Luke 1:14“birth”kai eti charas si kai agalliasias, kai pollois epi ta genesia autou chairili;He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,