What does γενεά · ἄπιστος · διαστρέφω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1074, G571, G1294
γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη
A generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons) · unbelieving · to pervert
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γενεά G1074 a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
Pronunciation geneá
A generation as both the people of an age and the timespan of their collective lifetime.
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ἄπιστος G571 unbelieving
Pronunciation ápistos
Designates non-Christians lacking saving faith, contrasted sharply with believers in Paul's missionary context.
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διαστρέφω G1294 to pervert
Pronunciation diastréphō
To twist or distort, especially morally or doctrinally; describing those who corrupt truth or teaching.
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What does γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη (genea apistos kai diestrammenē) mean in the Bible?
γενεά · ἄπιστος · διαστρέφω is a Greek phrase meaning "A generation characterized by unbelief and moral/spiritual distortion.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1074, G571, G1294?
G1074, G571, G1294 is connected to 43 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. A generation characterized by unbelief and moral/spiritual distortion.
Source Gloss
A generation characterized by unbelief and moral/spiritual distortion.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 9 Aligned forms 43 Case pattern Nominative (13) Number pattern Singular (31)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:39 · Matt 16:4 · Matt 24:34 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 13:30 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 21:32 8×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 1:17 · Luke 1:48 5×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 17:25 · Acts 2:40 · Phil 2:15 10×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Acts 15:21 · Col 1:26 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:45 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 11:30 · Acts 13:36 · Heb 3:10 6×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 14:16 · Eph 3:5 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 11:16 · Matt 23:36 · Luke 16:8 · Acts 8:33 4×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 1:50 · Eph 3:21 3×
Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:41 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 4 present 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 4 active 3
Mood
participle 6 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 17:17 διεστραμμένη perfect passive participle participle Luke 9:41 διεστραμμένη perfect passive participle participle Luke 23:2 διαστρέφοντα present active participle participle Acts 13:10 διαστρέφων present active participle participle Acts 13:8 διαστρέψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 20:30 διεστραμμένα perfect passive participle participle Philippians 2:15 διεστραμμένης perfect passive participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain