noun · neuter
genem
Greekγένος (genos)
Strong’sG1085
offspring, family, race, kind
stem gen-20 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γένος, -ους, τό
(< γίγνομαι), [in LXX for עַם, מִין, זֶרַע, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1085 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidghen'-os
"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
Fromfrom G1096;
King Jamesborn, country(-man), diversity, generation, kind(-red), nation, offspring, stock.
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 | genem6×γένος | geneim2×γένη |
| of, belonging to genitive | geneu5×γένους | geneiu |
| to, for dative | gene5×γένει | genei |
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
gene 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
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
genem“offspring”subject or objectdirect singular6×
Mark 9:29“kind”kai legata autoi; Houtem tem genem en oudene dunetō exerchara ei mē en proseucha.Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”
Acts 7:13“family”kai en te deutere anagnōrizita Iōsēf toi adelfoi autou, kai fanerem gineta to Faraō tem genem Iōsēf.On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
Acts 17:28“offspring”en auto gar zōanō kai kininō kai anō, hōs kai tinois toiu kata vin poiētoiu legalē; Tou gar kai genem anō.‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
Acts 17:29“offspring”genem oun huparcharōtois tou theou ouk ofeilanō nomizarō chruso ē arguro ē litho, charagme technau kai enthumēsiau anthrōpou, tem theiem arō homoiem.Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
1 Peter 2:9“race”Vis de genem eklektem, basileiem hierateumem, ethnem hagiem, laos eis peripoiēsian, hopōs tain aretain exangellaveia tou ek skoteu vin kalaratou eis tem thaumastem autou fōtem;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Revelation 22:16“descendant”Mis Iēsus pempama ton angelon mu marturara vi houteim epi tai ekklēsai. mis amō tas rizas kai tem genem David, tos astēros tos lampros, tos prōinos.“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
geneu“family”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 13:47“kind”Palin homoias atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu sagēna ballirata eis tan thalassan kai ek panteu geneu sunagarata;Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
Acts 4:6“family”kai Hannaos tos archierevos kai Kaiafaos kai Iōannos kai Alexandros kai hosois ale ek geneu archieratikeu,along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
Acts 13:26“family”Anēroir adelfoir, huioir geneu Abraam kai toir en vi foberōtoir ton theon, ni tos logos tau sōtērēau houtau exapostelita.Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
2 Corinthians 11:26“people”hodoiporiai pollakis, kindunoi potamoiu, kindunoi lēstoiu, kindunoi ek geneu, kindunoi ek ethneiu, kindunoi en polita, kindunoi en erēmia, kindunoi en thalassa, kindunoi en pseudadelfoi,In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
Philippians 3:5“people”peritoma oktaēmeros, ek geneu Israēl, fulau Beniamin, Hebraios ek Hebraioiu, kata nomon Farisaios,circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
gene“birth”to, fordative singular5×
Mark 7:26“birth”tas de gunaikas ate Hellēnias, Surofoinikissas te gene; kai erōtate auton hina tem daimonem ekballateia ek tau thugatērau autau.Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
Acts 4:36“birth”Iōsēf de tos epikaliratos Barnabaos apo toiu apostoloiu, hem atō methermēneuirōtem huios paraklēsiau, Leuitos, Kuprios te gene,Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (vvv meaning Son of Encouragement),
Acts 18:2“native”kai heuriskaratos tinon Ioudaion onome Akulaon, Pontikon te gene, prosfatōs ercharēton apo tau Italiau kai Priskillan gunaikan autou dia tem diatassarē Klaudion chōrizirō pantoin toin Ioudaioin apo tau Rōmau, proserchata autoi,There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
Acts 18:24“native”Ioudaios de tinos Apollos onome, Alexandrevos te gene, anēros logios, katantata eis Efesan, dunatos arōtos en tai grafai.Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
Galatians 1:14“people”kai prokoptame en to Ioudaismo huper polloin sunēlikiōtoin en te gene mu, perissoterōs zēlōtos huparcharōtos taiu patrikaiu mu paradosiaiu.I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
geneim“kinds”subject or objectdirect plural2×
1 Corinthians 12:10“kinds”allo energēmeim dunamiaiu, allo profēteias, allo diakrisiais pneumeiu, hetero geneim glōssaiu, allo hermēneias glōssaiu;to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:10“kinds”tosouteim ei tunchanatoia geneim fōnaiu alō en kosmo, kai oudenem afōnem;Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
genem1×
Acts 7:19“race”houtos katasofizeratos tem genem nu kakata toin patēroin teu poiarō teim brefeim ektheteim autoiu eis tem mē zōogonirō.He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
geneim1×
1 Corinthians 12:28“kinds”kai hoin men titheta tos theos en ta ekklēsa prōtem apostoloin, deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, antilēmpsiain, kubernēsiain, geneim glōssaiu.And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.