G1080

γεννάω

gennaō

Verb · From a variation of γένος (G1085)

From a variation of G1085; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate:—bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.

Outline

  1. of men who fathered children
    1. to be born
    2. to be begotten
      1. of women giving birth to children
  2. metaph.
    1. to engender, cause to arise, excite
    2. in a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone
    3. of God making Christ his son
    4. of God making men his sons through faith in Christ's work

Usages (2/2)

Galatians 4:24

Breakdown

Which things are an allegory Apostle Paul is saying that the following is an allegory. Agar Hagar was cast out (Genesis 21:9-10).

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Hebrews 1:5

Quoting 2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

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1 John 3:9

Breakdown

born of God E.g. born again in the spirit (through the word). his seed remaineth in him Not referencing sperm, but rather referring to the seed of the Most High, i.e. Yahawashi (Luke 8:11).

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