What does γένεσις (génesis) mean in the Bible?
γένεσις (génesis): Origin or birth; in James, refers to one's essential created nature or divinely-intended character.
Greek · G1078
γένεσις
Nativity; figuratively, nature
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γένεσις G1078
Pronunciation génesis
What does γένεσις (génesis) mean in the Bible?
γένεσις (génesis): Origin or birth; in James, refers to one's essential created nature or divinely-intended character.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1078?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include birth (2), of [the] genealogy (1), of his life {on fire} (1), vvv (1).
Where does γένεσις (génesis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:1. Its strongest book concentrations include James (2), Matthew (2), Luke (1).
Are there verse guides for γένεσις (génesis)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It birth 2× Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:14
of [the] genealogy 1× Matthew 1:1
of his life {on fire} 1× James 3:6
vvv 1× James 1:23
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:1 γενέσεως to of [the] genealogy Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 1:18 γένεσις to birth Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 1:14 γενέσει to birth Noun - Dative Feminine Singular James 1:23 γενέσεως to vvv Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular James 3:6 γενέσεως to of his life {on fire} Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:1
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Luke 1 James 2
Source forms
γενέσεως 3x geneseōs Matthew 1:1, James 1:23, James 3:6
γενέσει 1x genesei Luke 1:14
γένεσις 1x genesis Matthew 1:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 1:1, James 1:23, James 3:6
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 1:14
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 1:18
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Origin or birth; in James, refers to one's essential created nature or divinely-intended character.
Source Gloss
nativity; figuratively, nature
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Origin or birth; in James, refers to one's essential created nature or divinely-intended character.
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלֵדֹת ;]
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
genesewv
birth, lineage
Read verse James 1:23 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
γενέσεως genesewv
birth, lineage
Read verse James 3:6 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
γενέσεως, genesewv
birth, lineage
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (5)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:18 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:14 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Book of origin, lineage, ancestral record from Abraham onward
The nativity or birth circumstances of Jesus Christ
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
γένεσις is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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