G1096–γίνομαι–ginomai

Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.

γένηται genētai “may be”

if, indeed, you are still firmly holding to faith as your foundation, without ever shifting from your hope that rests on the Good News that you have heard, which has been proclaimed in the whole creation under Heaven, and in which I Paul have been appoin

ἐγενόμην egenomēn “have become”

I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--

ἐγενόμην egenomēn “became”

and let the peace which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be thankful.

γίνεσθε. ginesthe “do be.”

Jesus, called Justus, also sends greeting. These three are Hebrew converts. They alone among such have worked loyally with me for the Kingdom of God--they are men who have been a comfort to me.

ἐγενήθησάν egenēthēsan “have been”

The Good News that we brought you did not come to you in words only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, for you know the sort of men we became among you, as examples for your sakes.

ἐγενήθη egenēthē “came”ἐγενήθημεν egenēthēmen “we were”

And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,

ἐγενήθητε egenēthēte “became”

so that you became a pattern to all the believers throughout Macedonia and Greece.

γενέσθαι genesthai “to became”

For you yourselves, brethren, know that our visit to you did not fail of its purpose.

γέγονεν· gegonen “has been;”

For, as you are well aware, we have never used the language of flattery nor have we found pretexts for enriching ourselves--God is our witness;

ἐγενήθημεν, egenēthēmen “were we,”

On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.

ἐγενήθημεν egenēthēmen “we were”

Seeing that we were thus drawn affectionately towards you, it would have been a joy to us to have imparted to you not only God's Good News, but to have given our very lives also, because you had become very dear to us.

ἐγενήθητε. egenēthēte “you have become.”

You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.

ἐγενήθημεν, egenēthēmen “we were,”

For you, brethren, followed the example of the Churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judaea; seeing that you endured the same ill-treatment at the hands of your countrymen, as they did at the hands of the Jews.

ἐγενήθητε, egenēthēte “became,”

For even when we were with you, we forewarned you, saying, "We are soon to suffer affliction;" and this actually happened, as you well know.

ἐγένετο egeneto “it came to pass”

For this reason I also, when I could no longer endure the uncertainty, sent to know the condition of your faith, lest perchance the Tempter might have tempted you and our labour have been lost.

γένηται genētai “may be”

For lawlessness is already at work in secret; but only until the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed,

γένηται· genētai “he may be [gone];”

and Adam was not deceived, but his wife was thoroughly deceived, and so became involved in transgression.

γέγονεν· gegonen “has come;”

Let no one think slightingly of you because you are a young man; but in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, be an example for your fellow Christians to imitate.

γίνου ginou “do be”

No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.

γεγονυῖα gegonuia “having been”

he is puffed up with pride and has no true knowledge, but is crazy over discussions and controversies about words which give rise to envy, quarrelling, revilings, ill-natured suspicions,

γίνεται ginetai “come”

Nay, when he was here in Rome, he took great pains to inquire where I was living, and at last he found me.

γενόμενος genomenos “having arrived”

In the matter of the truth they have gone astray, saying that the Resurrection is already past, and so they are overthrowing the faith of some.

γεγονέναι, gegonenai “to have taken place,”

But they will have no further success; for their folly will be as clearly manifest to all men, as that of the opponents of Moses came to be.

ἐγένετο. egeneto “became.”

and the persecutions and sufferings which I have endured; the things which happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. You know the persecutions I endured, and how the Lord delivered me out of them all.

ἐγένετο egeneto “happened”