Gennaō γεννάω

Gennaō (Greek γεννάω, Strong's G1080) is a Greek verb meaning “to beget”. It occurs 97 times in 65 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Born again

Verses

Every verse with Gennaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 1:2
  Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
• Matthew 1:3
  And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
• Matthew 1:4
  And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
• Matthew 1:5
  And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
• Matthew 1:6
  And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
• Matthew 1:7
  And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
• Matthew 1:8
  And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
• Matthew 1:9
  And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
• Matthew 1:10
  And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
• Matthew 1:11
  And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
• Matthew 1:12
  And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
• Matthew 1:13
  And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
• Matthew 1:14
  And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
• Matthew 1:15
  And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
• Matthew 1:16
  And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
• Matthew 1:20
  But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 2:1
  Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
• Matthew 2:4
  And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
• Matthew 19:12
  For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
• Matthew 26:24
  The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Mark

• Mark 14:21
  The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Luke

• Luke 1:13
  But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
• Luke 1:35
  And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
• Luke 1:57
  Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
• Luke 23:29
  For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

John

• John 1:13
  Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
• John 3:3
  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
• John 3:4
  Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
• John 3:5
  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
• John 3:6
  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
• John 3:7
  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
• John 3:8
  The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
• John 8:41
  Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
• John 9:2
  And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
• John 9:19
  And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
• John 9:20
  His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
• John 9:32
  Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
• John 9:34
  They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
• John 16:21
  A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
• John 18:37
  Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Acts

• Acts 2:8
  And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
• Acts 7:8
  And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
• Acts 7:20
  In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
• Acts 7:29
  Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
• Acts 13:33
  God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
• Acts 22:3
  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
• Acts 22:28
  And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

Romans

• Romans 9:11
  (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 4:15
  For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

Galatians

• Galatians 4:23
  But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
• Galatians 4:24
  Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
• Galatians 4:29
  But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:23
  But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

Philemon

• Philemon 1:10
  I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:5
  For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
• Hebrews 5:5
  So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
• Hebrews 11:12
  Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
• Hebrews 11:23
  By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 2:12
  But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

1 John

• 1 John 2:29
  If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
• 1 John 3:9
  Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
• 1 John 4:7
  Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
• 1 John 5:1
  Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
• 1 John 5:4
  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
• 1 John 5:18
  We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).