Agenēs ἀγενής
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| ἀγενής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | agenēs |
| Strong's number | G36 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | lowly |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Agenēs (Greek ἀγενής, Strong's G36) is a Greek adjective meaning “lowly”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀγενής, -ές
(γένος),
1. unborn (Plat.);
2. of no family, ignoble, base (opposite to ἀγαθός, Soph., Fr., 105): opposite to εὐγενής, 1Co.1:28 (for exx. from π., see MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)
(γένος),
1. unborn (Plat.);
2. of no family, ignoble, base (opposite to ἀγαθός, Soph., Fr., 105): opposite to εὐγενής, 1Co.1:28 (for exx. from π., see MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | things (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lowly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Agenēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 1:28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).