What does γέννημα (génnēma) mean in the Bible?
γέννημα (génnēma): Offspring or product, often used pejoratively for spiritual descendants of evil or wickedness.
Greek · G1081
γέννημα
Offspring; by analogy, produce (literally or figuratively)
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γέννημαG1081
Pronunciationgénnēma
What does γέννημα (génnēma) mean in the Bible?
γέννημα (génnēma): Offspring or product, often used pejoratively for spiritual descendants of evil or wickedness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1081?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fruit (3), You brood (3), [You] brood (1), harvest (1).
Where does γέννημα (génnēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (4), Luke (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfruit3×Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, Luke 22:18
You brood3×Matthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33, Luke 3:7
[You] brood1×Matthew 3:7
harvest1×2 Corinthians 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:7Γεννήματαto[You] broodNoun - Vocative Neuter PluralMatthew 12:34γεννήματαtoYou broodNoun - Vocative Neuter PluralMatthew 23:33γεννήματαtoYou broodNoun - Vocative Neuter PluralMatthew 26:29γενήματοςtofruitNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularMark 14:25γενήματοςtofruitNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularLuke 3:7ΓεννήματαtoYou broodNoun - Vocative Neuter PluralLuke 22:18γενήματοςtofruitNoun - Genitive Neuter Singular2 Corinthians 9:10γενήματαtoharvestNoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 3:7
Aligned rows8
Books represented4
Matthew4Mark1Luke22 Corinthians1
Source forms
γενήματος3xgenēmatosMatthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, Luke 22:18
γεννήματα2xgennēmataMatthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33
Γεννήματα2xGennēmataMatthew 3:7, Luke 3:7
γενήματα1xgenēmata2 Corinthians 9:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural4xMatthew 3:7, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33, Luke 3:7
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular3xMatthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, Luke 22:18
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural1x2 Corinthians 9:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Offspring or product, often used pejoratively for spiritual descendants of evil or wickedness.
Strong'sG1081
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 3:7Source Gloss
offspring; by analogy, produce (literally or figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Offspring or product, often used pejoratively for spiritual descendants of evil or wickedness.
(γεννάω), [in LXX chiefly for תְּבוּאָה ;] offspring of men or animals: ἐχιδνῶν, Mat.3:7 12:34 23:33, Luk.3:7 (and elsewhere in Rec. for γένημα, which see).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:7Noun Plural Neuter
Γεννήματαgennhmata
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseMatthew 12:34Noun Plural Neuter
γεννήματαgennhmata
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseMatthew 23:33Noun Plural Neuter
γεννήματαgennhmata
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseMatthew 26:29Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
γεννήματοςgennhmatov
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseMark 14:25Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
γεννήματοςgennhmatov
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseLuke 3:7Noun Plural Neuter
Γεννήματαgennhmata
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseLuke 12:18Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γενήματάgenhmata
offspring, child, fruit
Read verseLuke 22:18Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
γεννήματοςgennhmatov
offspring, child, fruit
Read verse2 Corinthians 9:10Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
γεννήματαgennhmata
offspring, child, fruit
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms4Case patternVocative (4)Number patternPlural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Vocative · Plural · NeuterMatt 3:7 · Matt 12:34 · Matt 23:33 · Luke 3:74×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Offspring of vipers, figuratively describing wicked or evil persons
Offspring of vipers, figuratively describing enemies of righteousness and truth
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
γέννημα is built from this root:
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