Genos γένος

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Genos
γένος
Transliterationgenos
Strong's numberG1085 (G1085G, G1085H)
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossfamily: descendant
Occurrences21 in 21 verses
Most frequent inActs (9)

Genos (Greek γένος, Strong's G1085) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “family: descendant”. It occurs 21 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

G1085G: family: descendant

γένος, -ους, τό
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX for עַם, מִין, זֶרַע, etc. ;]
1. family: Act.4:6 7:13 13:26.
2. offspring: Act.17:28, 29 Rev.22:16.
3. race, nation; Mrk.7:28, Act.4:36 7:19 18:2, 24, 2Co.11:26, Php.3:5, Gal.1:14, 1Pe.2:9.
4. kind, sort, class: Mat.13:47 17:21, Rec., Mrk.9:29, 1Co.12:10, 28 14:10.
† (AS)

G1085H: family: kind

γένος, -ους, τό
(γίγνομαι), [in LXX for עַם, מִין, זֶרַע, etc. ;]
1. family: Act.4:6 7:13 13:26.
2. offspring: Act.17:28, 29 Rev.22:16.
3. race, nation; Mrk.7:28, Act.4:36 7:19 18:2, 24, 2Co.11:26, Php.3:5, Gal.1:14, 1Pe.2:9.
4. kind, sort, class: Mat.13:47 17:21, Rec., Mrk.9:29, 1Co.12:10, 28 14:10.
† (AS)

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

Translated as

KJVkind (3), kindred (3), offspring (3), nation (2), stock (2), born (2), kinds (2), diversities (1), countrymen (1), generation (1)
BSBpeople (3), offspring (3), family (2), native (2), kinds (1), origin (1), kind (1), various (1), different (1), countrymen (1)

Verses

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

Matthew

Mark

Acts

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Philippians

1 Peter

Revelation

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).
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