Goneus γονεύς

Goneus (Greek γονεύς, Strong's G1118) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “parent”. It occurs 20 times in 19 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

• Parenting

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 10:21
  And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Mark

• Mark 13:12
  Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Luke

• Luke 2:27
  And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
• Luke 2:41
  Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
• Luke 2:43
  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
• Luke 8:56
  And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
• Luke 18:29
  And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
• Luke 21:16
  And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

John

• 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 9:3
  Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
• John 9:18
  But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
• 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 9:22
  These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
• John 9:23
  Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

Romans

• Romans 1:30
  Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 12:14
  Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 6:1
  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Colossians

• Colossians 3:20
  Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 3:2
  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

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).