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γενεά

geneá · Greek · Strong's G1074 · 43 occurrences

The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “time”

What it means

a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)

from (a presumed derivative of) G1085 (γένος);

How the KJV renders it

age, generation, nation, time

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

time
also renders hṓra (G5610), deúteros (G1208), chrónos (G5550), hēméra (G2250), zᵉmân (H2165), zᵉmân (H2166), yôwm (H3118), môwʻêd (H4150), môneh (H4489), ʻiddân (H5732), rêʼshîyth (H7225), regel (H7272), shilshôwm (H8032)
age
also renders aiṓn (G165), hēlikía (G2244), hēméra (G2250), bên (H1121), dôwr (H1755), cheled (H2465)
generation
also renders génos (G1085), génesis (G1078), génnēma (G1081), dôwr (H1755), dâr (H1859)
nation
also renders éthnos (G1484), génos (G1085), ʼummah (H523), ʼummâh (H524), lᵉʼôm (H3816)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

43 occurrences in the Greek text, first 37 verses shown.

Acts 2:40 N-GSFActs 8:33 N-ASFActs 13:36 N-DSFActs 14:16 N-DPFActs 15:21 N-GPFColossians 1:26 N-GPFEphesians 3:5 N-DPFEphesians 3:21 N-APFHebrews 3:10 N-DSFLuke 1:48 N-NPFLuke 1:50 N-APFLuke 7:31 N-GSFLuke 9:41 N-VSFLuke 11:29 N-NSFLuke 11:30 N-DSFLuke 11:31 N-GSFLuke 11:32 N-GSFLuke 11:50 N-GSFLuke 11:51 N-GSFLuke 16:8 N-ASFLuke 17:25 N-GSFLuke 21:32 N-NSFMatthew 1:17 N-NPFMatthew 11:16 N-ASFMatthew 12:39 N-NSFMatthew 12:41 N-GSFMatthew 12:42 N-GSFMatthew 12:45 N-DSFMatthew 16:4 N-NSFMatthew 17:17 N-VSFMatthew 23:36 N-ASFMatthew 24:34 N-NSFMark 8:12 N-DSFMark 8:38 N-DSFMark 9:19 N-VSFMark 13:30 N-NSFPhilippians 2:15 N-GSF

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.