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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 24:5γενομένων
    As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  2. Luke 24:12γεγονός · had happened
    Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
  3. Luke 24:15ἐγένετο · as
    And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
  4. Luke 24:18γενόμενα · that have happened
    One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
  5. Luke 24:19ἐγένετο · was
    “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
  6. Luke 24:21ἐγένετο · took place
    But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
  7. Luke 24:22γενόμεναι · They were
    Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
  8. Luke 24:30ἐγένετο
    While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
  9. Luke 24:31ἐγένετο
    Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
  10. Luke 24:37γενόμενοι
    But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
  11. Luke 24:51ἐγένετο
    While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
  12. John 1:3ἐγένετο · were made; ἐγένετο · was made; γέγονεν · has been made
    Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
  13. John 1:6Ἐγένετο · There came
    There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
  14. John 1:10ἐγένετο · was made
    He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
  15. John 1:12γενέσθαι · to become
    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
  16. John 1:14ἐγένετο · became
    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  17. John 1:15γέγονεν · has
    John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
  18. John 1:17ἐγένετο · came
    For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  19. John 1:28ἐγένετο · happened
    All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  20. John 1:30γέγονεν · has
    This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
  21. John 2:1ἐγένετο · took place
    On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
  22. John 2:9γεγενημένον · that had been turned into
    …and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
  23. John 3:9γενέσθαι · be
    “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
  24. John 3:25Ἐγένετο · arose
    Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
  25. John 4:14γενήσεται · will become
    But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
  26. John 5:6γενέσθαι · to get
    When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
  27. John 5:9ἐγένετο · was made
    Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
  28. John 5:14γέγονας · you have been; γένηται · may happen
    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  29. John 6:16ἐγένετο · came
    When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
  30. John 6:17ἐγεγόνει · It was
    …got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
  31. John 6:19γινόμενον · approaching
    When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
  32. John 6:21ἐγένετο · reached
    Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
  33. John 6:25γέγονας · did You get
    When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
  34. John 7:43ἐγένετο · there was
    So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
  35. John 8:33γενήσεσθε · [we] will be set
    “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
  36. John 8:58γενέσθαι · was [born]
    “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
  37. John 9:22γένηται · would be
    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.
  38. John 9:27γενέσθαι · to become
    He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
  39. John 9:39γένωνται · may become
    Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
  40. John 10:16γενήσονται · there will be
    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
  41. John 10:19ἐγένετο · there was
    Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
  42. John 10:22Ἐγένετο · took place
    At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
  43. John 10:35ἐγένετο · came
    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
  44. John 12:29γεγονέναι · it had
    The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
  45. John 12:30γέγονεν · was
    In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
  46. John 12:36γένησθε · you may become
    While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
  47. John 12:42γένωνται · they would be
    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.