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G1080γεννάωgennaō

to begetPart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 45
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 18
  5. 7
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. 3
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 1
  17. Titus: 0
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 1
  23. 10
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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97 occurrences in 65 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Galatians 4:24

    Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.

    γεννῶσα gennōsa “begetting”

  2. Galatians 4:29

    But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.

    γεννηθεὶς gennētheis “having been born”

  3. 2 Timothy 2:23

    And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.

    γεννῶσιν gennōsin “they breed”

  4. Philemon 1:10

    My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

    ἐγέννησα egennēsa “I have begotten”

  5. Hebrews 1:5

    To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son?

    γεγέννηκά gegennēka “have begotten”

  6. Hebrews 5:5

    In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:

    γεγέννηκά gegennēka “have begotten”

  7. Hebrews 11:12

    So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.

    ἐγεννήθησαν, egennēthēsan “were born,”

  8. Hebrews 11:23

    By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.

    γεννηθεὶς gennētheis “having been born”

  9. 2 Peter 2:12

    But these men, like beasts without reason, whose natural use is to be taken and put to death, crying out against things of which they have no knowledge, will undergo that same destruction which they are designing for others;

    γεγεννημένα gegennēmena “they were born”

  10. 1 John 2:29

    If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

    γεγέννηται. gegennētai “has been begotten.”

  11. 1 John 3:9

    Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

    γεγεννημένος gegennēmenos “born”γεγέννηται. gegennētai “he has been born.”

  12. 1 John 4:7

    My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

    γεγέννηται gegennētai “has been born”

  13. 1 John 5:1

    Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

    γεγέννηται, gegennētai “has been born,”γεννήσαντα gennēsanta “having begotten [Him]”γεγεννημένον gegennēmenon “begotten”

  14. 1 John 5:4

    Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

    γεγεννημένον gegennēmenon “born”

  15. 1 John 5:18

    We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.

    γεγεννημένος gegennēmenos “born”γεννηθεὶς gennētheis “having been begotten”