adjective

gnēsios

Greekγνήσιος (gnēsios)

Strong’sG1103

real, true, genuine

stem gnēsi-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

true3×genuineness1×

What it means

** γνήσιος, -α, -ον

(< γίγνομαι), [in LXX: Si 7:18, III Mac 3:19 *;]

1. prop., lawfully begotten, born in wedlock (in π., γυνὴ γ., a lawful wife; MM, s.v.).

2. true, genuine, sincere: Phl 4:3, I Ti 1:2, Tit 1:4; as subst., τὸ γ. = ἡ γνησιότης, sincerity, II Co 8:8.†

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

Strong’s G1103 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidgnay'-see-os

legitimate (of birth), i.e. genuine

Fromfrom the same as G1077;

King Jamesown, sincerity, true.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	gnēsios	gnēsias	gnēsiem1×γνήσιον	gnēsiois	gnēsiais	gnēsieim
object accusative	gnēsion	gnēsian		gnēsioin	gnēsiain
direct address vocative	gnēsior1×γνήσιε	gnēsiar		gnēsioir	gnēsiair
of, belonging to genitive	gnēsiou	gnēsiau	gnēsieu	gnēsioiu	gnēsiaiu	gnēsieiu
to, for dative	gnēsio	gnēsia	gnēsie2×γνησίῳ	gnēsioi	gnēsiai	gnēsiei

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

gnēsistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

gnēsi 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

gnēsior“true”direct addressvocative singular1×

Philippians 4:3“true”nai erōtamō kai sin, gnēsior suzugor, sullambesōr autai, hotinais en te euangelie sunathlala mi meta kai Klēmou kai toiu loipoiu sunergoiu mu, hoiu teim onomeim en bibla zōau.Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

gnēsiem“genuineness”subject or objectdirect singular1×

2 Corinthians 8:8“genuineness”Ouk kata epitagan legamō alla dia tau heteroiu spoudau kai tem tau humeterau agapau gnēsiem dokimazarōtos;I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.

gnēsie“true”to, fordative singular2×

1 Timothy 1:2“true”Timotheo gnēsie tekne en pistia; charias, elesem, eirēnas apo theou patērou kai Christou Iēsu tou kuriou nu.To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Titus 1:4“true”Tito gnēsie tekne kata koinan pistian; charias kai eirēnas apo theou patērou kai Christou Iēsu tou sōtērou nu.To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.