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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. Acts 9:32Ἐγένετο · As
    As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
  2. Acts 9:37ἐγένετο
    At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
  3. Acts 9:42ἐγένετο · [This] became
    This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
  4. Acts 9:43Ἐγένετο
    And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
  5. Acts 10:4γενόμενος
    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
  6. Acts 10:10ἐγένετο · He became; ἐγένετο · fell
    He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
  7. Acts 10:13ἐγένετο · said
    Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
  8. Acts 10:16ἐγένετο · happened
    This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
  9. Acts 10:25ἐγένετο · was about
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  10. Acts 10:37γενόμενον
    You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
  11. Acts 10:40γενέσθαι · to be
    God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
  12. Acts 11:10ἐγένετο · happened
    This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
  13. Acts 11:19γενομένης · that began
    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
  14. Acts 11:26ἐγένετο
    …and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
  15. Acts 11:28ἐγένετο · happened
    One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
  16. Acts 12:5γινομένη
    So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
  17. Acts 12:9γινόμενον · was doing
    So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
  18. Acts 12:11γενόμενος · came
    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
  19. Acts 12:18Γενομένης; ἐγένετο · had become [of]
    At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
  20. Acts 12:23γενόμενος · he was
    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  21. Acts 13:5γενόμενοι · they arrived
    When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
  22. Acts 13:12γεγονὸς · had happened
    When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
  23. Acts 13:32γενομένην
    And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
  24. Acts 14:1Ἐγένετο
    At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
  25. Acts 14:3γίνεσθαι · to perform
    So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
  26. Acts 14:5ἐγένετο
    But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
  27. Acts 15:2γενομένης · And after
    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
  28. Acts 15:7γενομένης · After
    After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
  29. Acts 15:25γενομένοις
    So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  30. Acts 15:39Ἐγένετο
    Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
  31. Acts 16:16Ἐγένετο
    One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
  32. Acts 16:26ἐγένετο
    Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
  33. Acts 16:27γενόμενος
    When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
  34. Acts 16:29γενόμενος
    Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
  35. Acts 16:35γενομένης · came
    When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
  36. Acts 19:1Ἐγένετο
    While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
  37. Acts 19:10ἐγένετο · continued
    This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
  38. Acts 19:17ἐγένετο · became
    This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
  39. Acts 19:21γενέσθαι · have been
    After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
  40. Acts 19:23Ἐγένετο · there arose
    About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
  41. Acts 19:26γινόμενοι · man-made [gods]
    And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
  42. Acts 19:28γενόμενοι · they were
    When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
  43. Acts 19:34ἐγένετο
    But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
  44. Acts 20:3γενομένης · formed; ἐγένετο
    …where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
  45. Acts 20:16γένηται · avoid; γενέσθαι · to reach
    Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
  46. Acts 20:18ἐγενόμην · I lived
    When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.