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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. Mark 6:21γενομένης · arose
    On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
  2. Mark 6:26γενόμενος · was
    The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
  3. Mark 6:35γενομένης · was
    By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
  4. Mark 6:47γενομένης · came
    When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
  5. Mark 9:3ἐγένετο · became
    His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
  6. Mark 9:6ἐγένοντο · they were all
    For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.
  7. Mark 9:7ἐγένετο · appeared; ἐγένετο · came
    Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
  8. Mark 9:21γέγονεν · been
    Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
  9. Mark 9:26ἐγένετο · [The boy] became
    After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
  10. Mark 9:33γενόμενος · While [Jesus] was
    Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
  11. Mark 9:50γένηται · loses
    Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
  12. Mark 10:43γενέσθαι · to become
    But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
  13. Mark 11:19ἐγένετο · came
    And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
  14. Mark 11:23γίνεται · will happen
    “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
  15. Mark 12:10ἐγενήθη · has become
    Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  16. Mark 12:11ἐγένετο · is
    This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
  17. Mark 13:7γενέσθαι · happen
    When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
  18. Mark 13:18γένηται · this will not occur
    Pray that this will not occur in the winter.
  19. Mark 13:19γέγονεν; γένηται · to be [seen again]
    For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
  20. Mark 13:28γένηται · become
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  21. Mark 13:29γινόμενα · happening
    So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
  22. Mark 13:30γένηται · have happened
    Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  23. Mark 14:4γέγονεν
    Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
  24. Mark 14:17γενομένης · came
    When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
  25. Mark 15:33γενομένης; ἐγένετο · came
    From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
  26. Mark 15:42γενομένης · it was
    Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
  27. Mark 16:10γενομένοις · who had been
    She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.
  28. Luke 1:2γενόμενοι
    …just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
  29. Luke 1:5Ἐγένετο · there was
    In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
  30. Luke 1:8Ἐγένετο
    One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
  31. Luke 1:20γένηται · comes to pass
    And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
  32. Luke 1:23ἐγένετο
    And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
  33. Luke 1:38γένοιτό · May it happen
    “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
  34. Luke 1:41ἐγένετο · When
    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
  35. Luke 1:44ἐγένετο · reached
    For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
  36. Luke 1:59ἐγένετο · when
    On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
  37. Luke 1:65ἐγένετο · were filled with
    All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
  38. Luke 2:1Ἐγένετο
    Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
  39. Luke 2:2ἐγένετο · to take place [while]
    This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
  40. Luke 2:6Ἐγένετο · While
    While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
  41. Luke 2:13ἐγένετο · there appeared
    And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
  42. Luke 2:15ἐγένετο · When; γεγονὸς · has happened
    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
  43. Luke 2:42ἐγένετο · He was
    And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
  44. Luke 2:46ἐγένετο
    Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  45. Luke 3:2ἐγένετο · came
    …during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
  46. Luke 3:21Ἐγένετο
    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,