Strong's Lexicon genos: Kind, race, family, offspring, nation, kindred Original Word: γένος Word Origin: Derived from the base of γίνομαι (ginomai), meaning "to become" or "to be born." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה, mishpachah): Often translated as "family" or "clan." - H2233 (זֶרַע, zera): Meaning "seed" or "offspring." Usage: The Greek word "genos" primarily refers to a group of people related by birth or descent. It can denote a family, race, or nation, emphasizing common ancestry or shared characteristics. In the New Testament, "genos" is used to describe both physical lineage and spiritual kinship, highlighting the unity and diversity within the body of Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, lineage and ancestry were significant for social identity and status. Jewish culture also placed a strong emphasis on genealogies, tracing descent from the patriarchs. This cultural context underscores the importance of "genos" in understanding one's place within a community, whether ethnic Israel or the spiritual family of believers. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ginomai Definition family, offspring NASB Translation birth (2), countrymen (2), descendant (1), descent (1), family (2), kind (3), kinds (3), nation (1), native (1), race (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1085: γένοςγένος, γένους, τό (ΓΑΝΩ, γίνομαι), race; a. offspring: τίνος, Acts 17:28f (from the poet Aratus); Revelation 22:16. b. family: Acts (Acts 4:6, see ἀρχιερεύς, 2 at the end); c. stock, race: Acts 7:19; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Philippians 3:5; Galatians 1:14; 1 Peter 2:9; (Genesis 11:6; Genesis 17:14, etc. for עַם); nation (i. e. nationality or descent from a particular people): Mark 7:26; Acts 4:36; Acts 18:2, 24. d. concrete, the aggregate of many individuals of the same nature, kind, sort, species: Matthew 13:7; Matthew 17:21 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse); Mark 9:29; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28; 1 Corinthians 14:10. (With the same significations in Greek writings from Homer down.) STRONGS NT 1085a: ΓερασηνόςΓερασηνός, Γερασηνου, ὁ, Gerasene, i. e. belonging to the city Gerasa (τά Γέρασα, Josephus, b. j. 3, 3, 3): Matthew 8:28 (Lachmann); Mark 5:1 (L T WH Tr text); Luke 8:26 and 37 (L Tr WH) according to very many manuscripts seen by Origen. But since Gerasa was a city situated in the southern part of Peraea (Josephus, the passage cited, cf. 4, 9, 1), or in Arabia (Origen, Works, iv. 140, De la Rue edition), that cannot be referred to here; see Γαδαρηνός, and the next word. From ginomai; "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective) -- born, country(-man), diversity, generation, kind(-red), nation, offspring, stock. see GREEK ginomai Englishman's Concordance Matthew 13:47 N-GNSGRK: ἐκ παντὸς γένους συναγαγούσῃ NAS: and gathering [fish] of every kind; KJV: of every kind: INT: of every kind having gathered together Matthew 17:21 Noun-NNS Mark 7:26 N-DNS Mark 9:29 N-NNS Acts 4:6 N-GNS Acts 4:36 N-DNS Acts 7:13 N-NNS Acts 7:19 N-ANS Acts 13:26 N-GNS Acts 17:28 N-NNS Acts 17:29 N-NNS Acts 18:2 N-DNS Acts 18:24 N-DNS 1 Corinthians 12:10 N-NNP 1 Corinthians 12:28 N-ANP 1 Corinthians 14:10 N-NNP 2 Corinthians 11:26 N-GNS Galatians 1:14 N-DNS Philippians 3:5 N-GNS 1 Peter 2:9 N-NNS Revelation 22:16 N-NNS Strong's Greek 1085 |
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