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1080 – γεννάω (gennao)

begat

Type:	Verb
Category:	Human Family Pregnancy
Greek:	γεννάω (gennao)
Pronunciation:	ghen-nah-o Listen
Gematria:	909(3 + 5 + 50 + 50 + 1 + 800) words with the same gematria
Origin:	From a variation of G1085
Usage:	97 times in NA, 96 times in TR

Description

Of men who fathered children.
1. To be born.
2. To be begotten.
  1. Of women giving birth to children.
Metaphor.
1. To engender, cause to arise, excite.
2. In a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone.
3. Of God making Christ his son.
4. Of God making men his sons through faith in Christ's work.

Synonyms

γεννάω	*gennao*	G1080	(97 ggr)	begat
ἀποκυέω	apokueo	G0616	(2 ggr)	bring forth
συλλαμβάνω	sullambano	G4815	(16 ggr)	take
τίκτω	tikto	G5088	(18 ggr)	bring forth

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Word root

Word with gennao as root:

ἀναγεννάω	anagennao	G0313	begat again
γέννημα	gennema	G1081	fruit
γέννησις	gennesis	G1083	birth
γεννητός	gennetos	G1084	that is born

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into gennao :

אֵב	ev	H0003	greenery
בַּר	bar	H1249	pure
גְּדוּד	gedod	H1416	band
יְבוּל	jevol	H2981	crops
יָצָא	jatsa	H3318	to come out
יָרָא	jara	H3384a	to shoot
מְלֵאָה	meleah	H4395	fruit
פָּרָה	parah	H6510	heifer
תְּבוּאָה	tevoah	H8393	produce
תְּנוּבָה	tenova	H8570	fruit

Alternative forms

Grammatical code	shortcode	Swedish suggestion	English	Quantity
VERB Verb aorist active ind. aorist active indicative sing. first person singular	V-AAI-1S	V-AAI-1SVerb Aorist Active Indicative first person Singular	-	begot	2
VERB Verb aorist active ind. aorist active indicative pl. third person plural	V-AAI-3P	V-AAI-3PVerb Aorist Active Indicative third person Plural	-	did bear	1
VERB Verb aorist active ind. aorist active indicative sing. third person singular	V-AAI-3S	V-AAI-3SVerb Aorist Active Indicative third person Singular	födde	begat	42
VERB Verb aorist active part. aorist active Participle accusative sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine	V-AAP-ASM	V-AAP-ASMVerb Aorist Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine	-	having begotten [Him]	1
VERB Verb aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive sing. third person singular	V-AAS-3S	V-AAS-3SVerb Aorist Active Subjunctive third person Singular	-	she may bring forth	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative pl. first person plural	V-API-1P	V-API-1PVerb Aorist Passive Indicative first person Plural	-	we were born	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative sing. second person singular	V-API-2S	V-API-2SVerb Aorist Passive Indicative second person Singular	-	were born	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative pl. third person plural	V-API-3P	V-API-3PVerb Aorist Passive Indicative third person Plural	-	were born	3
VERB Verb aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative sing. third person singular	V-API-3S	V-API-3SVerb Aorist Passive Indicative third person Singular	-	has been born	7
VERB Verb aorist pass. inf. aorist passive infinitive	V-APN	V-APNVerb Aorist Passive Infinitive	-	to be born	3
VERB Verb aorist pass. part. aorist passive Participle genitive pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine	V-APP-GPM	V-APP-GPMVerb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine	-	having been born	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. part. aorist passive Participle genitive sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine	V-APP-GSM	V-APP-GSMVerb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Singular Masculine	-	having been born	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. part. aorist passive Participle nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine	V-APP-NSM	V-APP-NSMVerb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine	-	having been begotten	3
VERB Verb aorist pass. part. aorist passive Participle nom. sing. Neutral Nominative singular Neutral	V-APP-NSN	V-APP-NSNVerb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter	-	having been conceived	1
VERB Verb aorist pass. subj. aorist passive subjunctive sing. third person singular	V-APS-3S	V-APS-3SVerb Aorist Passive Subjunctive third person Singular	-	he may be born	3
VERB Verb fut. active ind. future active indicative sing. third person singular	V-FAI-3S	V-FAI-3SVerb Future Active Indicative third person Singular	-	will bear	1
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative pl. third person plural	V-PAI-3P	V-PAI-3PVerb Present Active Indicative third person Plural	-	they breed	1
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine	V-PAP-NSF	V-PAP-NSFVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine	-	begetting	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. ind. present passive indicative sing. third person singular	V-PPI-3S	V-PPI-3SVerb Present Passive Indicative third person Singular	-	is born	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle nom. sing. Neutral Nominative singular Neutral	V-PPP-NSN	V-PPP-NSNVerb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter	-	being born	1
VERB Verb perf. active ind. perfect active indicative sing. first person singular	V-RAI-1S	V-RAI-1SVerb Perfect Active Indicative first person Singular	-	have begotten	3
VERB Verb perf. pass. ind. perfect passive indicative pl. first person plural	V-RPI-1P	V-RPI-1PVerb Perfect Passive Indicative first person Plural	-	have been born;	1
VERB Verb perf. pass. ind. perfect passive indicative sing. first person singular	V-RPI-1S	V-RPI-1SVerb Perfect Passive Indicative first person Singular	-	has been born [so]	2
VERB Verb perf. pass. ind. perfect passive indicative sing. third person singular	V-RPI-3S	V-RPI-3SVerb Perfect Passive Indicative third person Singular	-	has been begotten	5
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle accusative sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine	V-RPP-ASM	V-RPP-ASMVerb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine	-	begotten	1
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle genitive sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine	V-RPP-GSM	V-RPP-GSMVerb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Singular Masculine	-	born	1
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle nom. pl. Neutral Nominative plural Neutral	V-RPP-NPN	V-RPP-NPNVerb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Neuter	-	born	1
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine	V-RPP-NSM	V-RPP-NSMVerb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine	-	born	4
VERB Verb perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle nom. sing. Neutral Nominative singular Neutral	V-RPP-NSN	V-RPP-NSNVerb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter	-	born	3

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Usage in NT

	Total 97
Matthew	45
Mark	1
Luke	4
John	18
Acts	7
Romans	1
1 Corinthians	1
Galatians	3
2 Timothy	1
Philemon	1
Hebrews	4
2 Peter	1
1 John	10

References (97 occurances in 65 verses)

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1080 – γεννάω (gennao)

begat

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1080 – γεννάω (gennao)

begat

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