ἀ·γενής -ές, gen. sg. -οῦς |
Adjective (3-3-3)
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| ἀ·γενής -ές | lowborn (adj.) |
| ἀλλο·γενής -ές | other-born (adj.) |
| ἀνα+γεννάω | to regenerate/rebirth (v.) /bring-forth-again |
| γενεά, -ᾶς, ἡ | generation (n.) race, family or kind; generation; age (timespan of a particular generation) |
| γενέσια, -ίων, τά | birthday (n.) |
| γενετή, -ῆς, ἡ | birth (n.) |
| γένημα, -ατος, τό | fruit (n.) fruit of |
| γέννημα, -ατος, τό | progeny (n.) (generation of) |
| γέννησις, -εως, ἡ | birth (n.) |
| γεννητός -ή -όν | born (adj.) |
| γένο·ς, -ους, τό | race (n.) race, class, kind |
| ἔκ·γονος -ον | offspring (adj.) [child, or grandchild] |
| Ἑρμογένης, -ους, ὁ | Hermogenes (n.) |
| εὐ·γενέσ·τερος -α -ον | more well-born (adj.) |
| εὐ·γενής -ές | upper-class (adj.) Lit:"well-born", hence upper-class, of-noble-birth |
| ζωο·γονέω v.l. ζῳο- (cf. ζῳο·ποιέω) | to to preserve alive gives life (v.) 1. properly, to bring forth alive. 2. to give life. 3. in the Bible to preserve alive. |
| μονο·γενής -ές | unique (adj.) Unique, one of a kind. While μ. may reference an only son/daughter; -γενής shouldn't be read to denote “born”, but “kind”. Cf. Heb. 11: 17 Isaac as Abraham's μονογενῆ; Isaac wasn't Abraham's ONLY BORN, but his SPECIAL son in regards to God's promise. |
| παλιγ·γενεσία, -ας, ἡ | regeneration (n.) Lit: again-birth. By ext: regeneration, re-birth. born-again. (Used twice in GNT) |
| πρό·γονος -ον | fore-born (adj.) |
| συγ·γενής -ές | relative (adj.) of the same family or kind; a blood relative |
| συγ·γενίς, -ίδος, ἡ | cousin (n.) |
| τεκνο·γονέω | to bear children (v.) |
| τεκνο·γονία, -ας, ἡ | childbearing (n.) |
| γεννάω | to beget/birth (v.) Lit:"generate", hence beget/bring-forth/give-birth-to (Gen. 6:4): cause genesis of |