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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. Luke 3:22γενέσθαι · came
    …and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  2. Luke 4:3γένηται · become
    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
  3. Luke 4:23γενόμενα · You did
    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
  4. Luke 4:25ἐγένετο · swept
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  5. Luke 4:36ἐγένετο · were overcome
    All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
  6. Luke 4:42Γενομένης
    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
  7. Luke 5:1Ἐγένετο
    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
  8. Luke 5:12ἐγένετο
    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  9. Luke 5:17ἐγένετο
    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
  10. Luke 6:1Ἐγένετο
    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
  11. Luke 6:6Ἐγένετο
    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
  12. Luke 6:12Ἐγένετο
    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
  13. Luke 6:13ἐγένετο · came
    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
  14. Luke 6:16ἐγένετο · became
    Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
  15. Luke 6:36Γίνεσθε · Be
    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  16. Luke 6:48γενομένης · came
    He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
  17. Luke 6:49ἐγένετο · was
    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
  18. Luke 7:11ἐγένετο · Soon afterward
    Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
  19. Luke 8:1ἐγένετο
    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
  20. Luke 8:17γενήσεται · will not be
    For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
  21. Luke 8:22Ἐγένετο
    One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
  22. Luke 8:24ἐγένετο · [all] was
    The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
  23. Luke 8:34γεγονὸς · had happened
    When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
  24. Luke 8:35γεγονὸς · had happened
    So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
  25. Luke 8:56γεγονός · had happened
    Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
  26. Luke 9:7γινόμενα · was happening
    When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
  27. Luke 9:18ἐγένετο · [One day]
    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
  28. Luke 9:28Ἐγένετο
    About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
  29. Luke 9:29ἐγένετο · as
    And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
  30. Luke 9:33ἐγένετο
    As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
  31. Luke 9:34ἐγένετο · appeared
    While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
  32. Luke 9:35ἐγένετο · came
    And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
  33. Luke 9:36γενέσθαι · had spoken
    After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
  34. Luke 9:37Ἐγένετο
    The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
  35. Luke 9:51Ἐγένετο
    As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
  36. Luke 10:13ἐγενήθησαν · had been performed; γενόμεναι · were performed
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  37. Luke 10:21ἐγένετο · was
    At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
  38. Luke 10:32γενόμενος
    So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
  39. Luke 10:36γεγονέναι · was
    Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
  40. Luke 11:1ἐγένετο
    One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
  41. Luke 11:14ἐγένετο
    One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
  42. Luke 11:26γίνεται · is
    Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
  43. Luke 11:27Ἐγένετο
    As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
  44. Luke 11:30ἐγένετο · was
    For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
  45. Luke 12:40γίνεσθε · must be
    You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
  46. Luke 12:54γίνεται · happens
    Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
  47. Luke 12:55γίνεται · it is
    And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
  48. Luke 13:2ἐγένοντο · were
    To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?
  49. Luke 13:4ἐγένοντο · were
    Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?