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γεννάω
gennáō · Greek · Strong's G1080 · 97 occurrences
The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”
What it means
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate
from a variation of G1085 (γένος);
How the KJV renders it
bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“make”
also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), ktízō (G2936), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), bârâʼ (H1254), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçaph (H3254), nâthan (H5414), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâtsab (H6087), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)
“bear”
also renders poiéō (G4160), aírō (G142), martyréō (G3140), anaphérō (G399), árktos (G715), phérō (G5342), tíktō (G5088), ekphérō (G1627), hypophérō (G5297), bastázō (G941), phoréō (G5409), bâsar (H1319), dôb (H1678), zâraʻ (H2232), chûwl (H2342), yâlad (H3205), mâshal (H4910), çâbal (H5445), ʻâsâh (H6213), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779)
“bring forth”
also renders paradídōmi (G3860), prophérō (G4393), blastánō (G985), dídōmi (G1325), tíktō (G5088), ekbállō (G1544), ekphérō (G1627), exágō (G1806), proágō (G4254), bâshal (H1310), dâshâʼ (H1876), chûwl (H2342), nûwb (H5107), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlach (H6398), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779), shâvâh (H7737)
“spring”
“conceive”
“be born”
also renders tíktō (G5088)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- What does it mean to be born again?
- Does the Bible teach predestination?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
97 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:15 V-AAI-1S1 John 2:29 V-RPI-3S1 John 3:9 V-RPI-3S1 John 4:7 V-RPI-3S1 John 5:1 V-AAP-ASM1 John 5:4 V-RPP-NSN1 John 5:18 V-APP-NSM2 Peter 2:12 V-RPP-NPN2 Timothy 2:23 V-PAI-3PActs 2:8 V-API-1PActs 7:8 V-AAI-3SActs 7:20 V-API-3SActs 7:29 V-AAI-3SActs 13:33 V-RAI-1SActs 22:3 V-RPP-NSMActs 22:28 V-RPI-1SGalatians 4:23 V-RPI-3SGalatians 4:24 V-PAP-NSFGalatians 4:29 V-APP-NSMHebrews 1:5 V-RAI-1SHebrews 5:5 V-RAI-1SHebrews 11:12 V-API-3PHebrews 11:23 V-APP-NSMJohn 1:13 V-API-3PJohn 3:3 V-APS-3SJohn 3:4 V-APNJohn 3:5 V-APS-3SJohn 3:6 V-RPP-NSNJohn 3:7 V-APNJohn 3:8 V-RPP-NSMJohn 8:41 V-RPI-1PJohn 9:2 V-APS-3SJohn 9:19 V-API-3SJohn 9:20 V-API-3SJohn 9:32 V-RPP-GSMJohn 9:34 V-API-2SJohn 16:21 V-AAS-3SJohn 18:37 V-RPI-1SLuke 1:13 V-FAI-3SLuke 1:35 V-PPP-NSNLuke 1:57 V-AAI-3SLuke 23:29 V-AAI-3PMatthew 1:2 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:3 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:4 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:5 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:6 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:7 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:8 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:9 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:10 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:11 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:12 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:13 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:14 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:15 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:16 V-AAI-3SMatthew 1:20 V-APP-NSNMatthew 2:1 V-APP-GSMMatthew 2:4 V-PPS-3S
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