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G1079 γενετή (genetḗ)
Greek
Noun, Feminine
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Quick Definition

birth

Strong's Definition

birth

Derivation: feminine of a presumed derivative of the base of G1074 (γενεά);

KJV Usage: birth

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

γενετή, γενετῆς, ἡ (ΓΑΝΩ, γίνομαι) (cf. German dieGewordenheit), birth; hence, very often ἐκ γενετῆς from birth on (Homer, Iliad 24, 535; Aristotle, eth. Nic. 6, 13, 1, p. 1144b, 6 etc.; Polybius 3, 20, 4; Diodorus 5, 32, others; the Sept. Lev_25:47): Joh_9:1.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

γενετή genetē 1x birth, Joh_9:1

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

γενετή , ῆς , ἡ = γενεή , Ion . for γενεά , [in LXX : Lev_25:47 ( H6133 H4940 ), Ezr_4:17 * ;] birth: ἐκ γ ., Joh_9:1 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

γενετή [page 123] For ἐκ γενετῆς in Joh_9:1 , see the numerous examples, with special references to blindness, in Wetstein ad l. , and add Philostratus Epist. 51 μακαρίων τῶν ἐκ γενετῆς τυ̣φλῶν́ (cited by Bauer HZNT ad l. ). Vettius Valens, p. 292 .26 ἐπὶ τῶν ἐκ γενετῆς διαστολῶν .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

γενετή [Etym: = γενεά II. 3] ἐκ γενετῆς from "the hour of birth", Hom.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

γενετή, -ῆς, ἡ = γενεή, Ion. for γενεά, [in LXX: Lev.25:47 (עֵקֶר מִשְׁפָּחָו), Est.4:17 * ;] birth: ἐκ γ., Jhn.9:1.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

9:1

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