noun · neuter

gennēmem

Greekγέννημα (gennēma)

Strong’sG1081

offspring, child, fruit

stem gennēm-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

brood4×

What it means

γέννημα, -τος, τό

(< γεννάω), [in LXX chiefly for תְּבוּאָה;]

offspring of men or animals: ἐχιδνῶν, Mt 3:7 12:34 23:33, Lk 3:7 (and elsewhere in Rec. for γένημα, q.v.).†

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

Strong’s G1081 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidghen'-nay-mah

offspring; by analogy, produce (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G1080;

King Jamesfruit, generation.

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	gennēmem	gennēmeim
of, belonging to genitive	gennēmeu	gennēmeiu
to, for dative	gennēme	gennēmei

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

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

gennēme 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

Gennēmeim2×

Matthew 3:7“brood”Horaratos de polloin toiu Farisaioiu kai Saddoukaioiu ercherōtoin epi tem baptismem autou legata autoi; Gennēmeim echidnaiu, tinos hupodeiknuata vi feugara apo tau mellarōtau orgau?But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Luke 3:7“brood”Legate oun toi ekporeuerōtoi ochloi baptizira hupo autou; Gennēmeim echidnaiu, tinos hupodeiknuata vi feugara apo tau mellarōtau orgau?Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

gennēmeim2×

Matthew 12:34“brood”gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs dunevō agatheim lalarō ponērois arōtois? ek gar teu perisseumeu tau kardiau tem stomem lalatō.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 23:33“brood”ofioir gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs feugaveia apo tau krisiau tau geennau?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?