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γίνομαι

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Definition

γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.),

[in LXX chiefly for היה ;]

1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: John 1:15; 8:58, 1 Corinthians 15:37; a first appearance in public, Mark 1:4, John 1:6, al.; before ἐκ (of birth), Romans 1:3, Galatians 4:4; διά, John 1:3; βροντή, John 12:29; σεισμός, Revelation 6:12; γογγυσμός, Acts 6:1; χαρά, Acts 8:8, many other similar exx.; ἡμέρα, Luke 22:66, al.; ὀψέ, Mark 11:19; πρωΐα, Matthew 27:1; νύξ, Acts 27:27.

2. Of events, to come to pass, take place, happen: Matthew 5:18, Mark 5:14, Luke 1:20; 2:15, Acts 4:21, 2 Timothy 2:18, al.; μὴ γένοιτο [LXX for חָלִילָה, John 22:29, al.], far be it, God forbid: Romans 3:4 (ICC, in l.), 1 Corinthians 6:15 and frequently in Pl.; καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐγένετο δέ ([in LXX for וַיְהִי ;] see Burton, 142 f.; M, Pr., 16f.; Dalman, Words, 32 f.; Robertson, Gr., 1042 f.), with indic, Matthew 7:28, Luke 1:8, al.; before καί and indic., Luke 8:1, Acts 5:7, al.; with accusative and inf., Mark 2:23, Luke 3:21, al.; ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο, before τοῦ with inf., Acts 10:25; with dative of person(s), to befall one: with inf., Acts 20:16; with accusative and inf., Acts 22:6; with adv., εὖ, Ephesians 6:3; τ́ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ (Field, Notes, 115), Acts 7:40 (LXX); before εἰς, Acts 28:6.

3. to be made, done, performed, observed, enacted, ordained, etc.: Matthew 6:10; 19:8, Mark 2:27; 11:23, Acts 19:26, al.; before διά with genitive, Mark 6:2, Acts 2:43; ὑπό, Luke 13:17; ἐκ, Luke 4:23; ἐν, 1 Corinthians 9:15; ἀπογραφή, Luke 2:2; ἀνάκρισις Acts 25:26; ἄφεσις, Hebrews 9:22; ὁ νόμος, Galatians 3:17; τὸ πάσχα, Matthew 26:2.

4. to become, be made, come to be: with pred., Matthew 4:3, Luke 4:3, John 2:9, 1 Corinthians 13:11, al.; before ὡς, ὡσεί, Matthew 10:25, Mark 9:26; εἰς (M, Pr., 71f.), Mark 12:1o, al.; with genitive Revelation 11:15; id., of age, Luke 2:42; with dative, γ. ἀνδρί ([LXX for הָיָה לְאִישׁ, Ruth 1:12, al. ;] see Field, Notes, 156), Romans 7:3, 4; before ἐν, Acts 22:17, Revelation 1:10, al.; ἐπάνω, Luke 19:19; μετά, with genitive, Mrk.16:[10], Acts 9:19; before εἰς, ἐπί (Field, Notes, 135), κατά (ib., 62), with accusative of place, Acts 20:16; 21:35; 27:7, al.; before ἐκ, Mark 9:7, Luke 3:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, al. Aoristic pf. γέγονα (M, Pr., 52, 145f.; Field, Notes, 1f.), Matthew 25:6, Luke 10:36, al. Aor. ἐγενήθη (for ἐγένετο, M, Pr., 139f.; Mayser, 379), Matthew 11:23, al. (Cf. απο-, δια-, επι-, παρα-, συμ-, παρα-, προ-.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γίνομαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

669 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 14:20γίνεσθε; γίνεσθε · be
    Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
  2. 1 Corinthians 14:25γίνεται · will be
    …and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
  3. 1 Corinthians 14:26γινέσθω · must be done
    What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
  4. 1 Corinthians 14:40γινέσθω · must be done
    But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:10ἐγενήθη · was not
    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:37γενησόμενον · will be
    And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:45Ἐγένετο · became
    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:54γενήσεται · will come to pass
    When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:58γίνεσθε · be
    Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  10. 1 Corinthians 16:2γίνωνται · will be needed
    On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
  11. 1 Corinthians 16:10γένηται · he has
    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
  12. 1 Corinthians 16:14γινέσθω · Do
    Do everything in love.
  13. 2 Corinthians 1:8γενομένης · encountered
    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:19ἐγένετο · was; γέγονεν · it has always been
    For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
  15. 2 Corinthians 3:7ἐγενήθη · came
    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:17γέγονεν · has come
    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
  17. 2 Corinthians 5:21γενώμεθα · might become
    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  18. 2 Corinthians 6:14γίνεσθε · be
    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
  19. 2 Corinthians 7:14ἐγενήθη · has proved to be
    Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
  20. 2 Corinthians 8:14γένηται · will; γένηται · there will be
    At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.
  21. 2 Corinthians 12:11Γέγονα · I have become
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  22. Galatians 2:17γένοιτο · Certainly not
    But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
  23. Galatians 3:13γενόμενος · by becoming
    Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
  24. Galatians 3:14γένηται · would come
    He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
  25. Galatians 3:17γεγονὼς · that came
    What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
  26. Galatians 3:21γένοιτο · Certainly not
    Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
  27. Galatians 3:24γέγονεν · became
    So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
  28. Galatians 4:4γενόμενον · born; γενόμενον · born
    But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  29. Galatians 4:12Γίνεσθε · become
    I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
  30. Galatians 4:16γέγονα · Have I now become
    Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
  31. Galatians 5:26γινώμεθα · Let us not become
    Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
  32. Galatians 6:14γένοιτο · may
    But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
  33. Ephesians 2:13ἐγενήθητε · have been brought
    But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
  34. Ephesians 3:7ἐγενήθην · I became
    I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
  35. Ephesians 4:32γίνεσθε · Be
    Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
  36. Ephesians 5:1Γίνεσθε · Be
    Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
  37. Ephesians 5:7γίνεσθε · be
    Therefore do not be partakers with them.
  38. Ephesians 5:12γινόμενα · [the disobedient] do
    For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
  39. Ephesians 5:17γίνεσθε · be
    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
  40. Ephesians 6:3γένηται · it may go
    …“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
  41. Philippians 1:13γενέσθαι · it has become
    As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
  42. Philippians 2:7γενόμενος · being made
    …but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
  43. Philippians 2:8γενόμενος · [and] became
    And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
  44. Philippians 2:15γένησθε · you may be
    …so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
  45. Philippians 3:6γενόμενος
    …as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
  46. Philippians 3:17γίνεσθε
    Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.