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G1080γεννάωgennaō
to begetPart of speech: Greek Verb
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who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
ἐγεννήθησαν. egennēthēsan “were born.”
Jesus answered him, "Most assuredly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."
γεννηθῇ gennēthēa “shall be born”
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
γεννηθῆναι gennēthēnai “to be born”γεννηθῆναι; gennēthēnai “to be born?”
Jesus answered, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!
γεννηθῇ gennēthēa “shall be born”
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
γεγεννημένον gegennēmenon “born”γεγεννημένον gegennēmenon “born”
Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
γεννηθῆναι gennēthēnai “to be born”
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
γεγεννημένος gegennēmenos “born”
You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."
γεγεννήμεθα· gegennēmetha “have been born;”
His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
γεννηθῇ; gennēthēa “he may be born?”
and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"
ἐγεννήθη; egennēthē “he was born?”
His parents answered them, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
ἐγεννήθη· egennēthē “he was born;”
Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
γεγεννημένου. gegennēmenou “born.”
They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.
ἐγεννήθης egennēthēs “were born”
A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
γεννήσῃ gennēsē “she may bring forth”ἐγεννήθη egennēthē “has been born”
Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
γεγέννημαι gegennēmai “have been born”
How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?
ἐγεννήθημεν, egennēthēmen “we were born?”
He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
ἐγέννησεν egennēsen “he begat”
At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
ἐγεννήθη egennēthē “was born”
Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
ἐγέννησεν egennēsen “he begat”
that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son. Today I have become your father.'
γεγέννηκά gegennēka “have begotten”
"I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
γεγεννημένος gegennēmenos “born”
The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
γεγέννημαι. gegennēmai “has been born [so].”
For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
γεννηθέντων gennēthentōn “having been born”
For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Gospel.
ἐγέννησα. egennēsa “begot.”
However, the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
γεγέννηται, gegennētai “has been born,”