What does γεννάω · ἄνωθεν mean in the Bible?
γεννάω · ἄνωθεν is a Greek phrase meaning "to be born from above, born anew".
Greek · G1080, G509
γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν
To beget · from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew
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γεννάω G1080 to beget
Pronunciation gennáō
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ἄνωθεν G509 from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew
Pronunciation ánōthen
Spatial origin (heavenly realm) versus temporal origin (beginning), with theological force in rebirth language.
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What does γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν (gennēthē anōthen) mean in the Bible?
γεννάω · ἄνωθεν is a Greek phrase meaning "to be born from above, born anew".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1080, G509?
G1080, G509 is connected to 97 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to be born from above, born anew
Source Gloss
to be born from above, born anew
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 97 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 71×
Aorist Active Matt 1:2 · Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:4 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:7 · Matt 1:8 · Matt 1:9 · Matt 1:10 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 1:12 · Matt 1:13 · Matt 1:14 · Matt 1:15 · Matt 1:16 · Luke 1:57 45×
Aorist Passive Matt 1:16 · Matt 26:24 · Mark 14:21 · John 9:19 · John 9:20 · John 16:21 · Acts 7:20 · Matt 19:12 · John 1:13 · Heb 11:12 · John 9:34 · Acts 2:8 12×
Perfect Passive Gal 4:23 · 1 John 2:29 · 1 John 3:9 · 1 John 4:7 · 1 John 5:1 · John 18:37 · Acts 22:28 · John 8:41 8×
Perfect Active Acts 13:33 · Heb 1:5 · Heb 5:5 3×
Present Passive Matt 2:4 1×
Future Active Luke 1:13 1×
Present Active 2 Tim 2:23 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 19×
Perfect Passive John 3:8 · Acts 22:3 · 1 John 3:9 · 1 John 5:18 · John 3:6 · 1 John 5:4 · John 9:32 · 2 Pet 2:12 · 1 John 5:1 10×
Aorist Passive Gal 4:29 · Heb 11:23 · 1 John 5:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:1 · Rom 9:11 6×
Present Passive Luke 1:35 1×
Present Active Gal 4:24 1×
Aorist Active 1 John 5:1 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Passive John 3:3 · John 3:5 · John 9:2 3×
Aorist Active John 16:21 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Passive John 3:4 · John 3:7 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 97 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 71 perfect 21 present 4 future 1
Voice
active 53 passive 44
Mood
indicative 71 participle 19 subjunctive 4 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:10 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:10 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:10 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:11 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:12 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:12 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:13 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:13 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:13 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:14 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:14 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:14 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:15 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:15 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:15 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:16 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:16 ἐγεννήθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 1:2 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:2 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:2 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:20 γεννηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 1:3 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:3 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:3 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:4 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:4 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:4 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:5 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:5 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:5 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:6 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:6 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:7 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:7 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:7 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:8 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:8 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:8 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:9 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 1:9 ἐγέννησεν aorist active indicative completed
+57 more occurrences
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
γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν 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