Strong's Greek: 1084. γεννητός (gennétos) -- Born, begotten

Strong's Lexicon

gennétos: Born, begotten

Original Word: γεννητός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: gennétos
Pronunciation: ghen-nay-TOS
Phonetic Spelling: (ghen-nay-tos')
Definition: Born, begotten
Meaning: begotten, born.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb γεννάω (gennaō), meaning "to beget" or "to give birth."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of being born is יָלַד (yalad), Strong's Hebrew #3205, which means "to bear, bring forth, beget."

Usage: The term "γεννητός" (gennétos) is used to describe something that is born or begotten. It emphasizes the state of having been brought into existence through birth. In the New Testament, it often refers to the physical birth of individuals, distinguishing between what is naturally born and what is spiritually reborn.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, lineage and birth were significant for determining one's social status, inheritance rights, and identity. The concept of being "born" carried implications of belonging and legitimacy. In Jewish thought, being born into the covenant community was crucial, but the New Testament introduces the idea of spiritual rebirth, which transcends physical lineage.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from gennaó
Definition
begotten, born
NASB Translation
born (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1084: γεννητός

γεννητός, γεννητη, γεννητον (γεννάω), begotten, born (often in Plato; Diodorus 1, 6ff); after the Hebrew (אִשָּׁה יְלוּד, Job 14:1, etc.), γεννητοι γυναικῶν (Buttmann, 169 (147), born of women) is a periphrasis for men, with the implied idea of weakness and frailty: Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:28.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

they that are born.

From gennao; born -- they that are born.

see GREEK gennao

Forms and Transliterations

γεννητοις γεννητοίς γεννητοῖς γεννητός gennetois gennetoîs gennētois gennētoîs

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