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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 20:37ἐγένετο
    They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
  2. Acts 21:1ἐγένετο
    After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
  3. Acts 21:5ἐγένετο
    But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
  4. Acts 21:14γινέσθω · be done
    When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
  5. Acts 21:17Γενομένων · arrived
    When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
  6. Acts 21:30ἐγένετο
    The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
  7. Acts 21:35ἐγένετο · [Paul] reached
    When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
  8. Acts 21:40γενομένης · came over [the crowd]
    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
  9. Acts 22:6Ἐγένετο · [as]
    About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
  10. Acts 22:17Ἐγένετο; γενέσθαι · fell
    Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
  11. Acts 23:7ἐγένετο · broke out
    As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
  12. Acts 23:9Ἐγένετο · arose
    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  13. Acts 23:10γινομένης · grew
    The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
  14. Acts 23:12Γενομένης · When daylight came
    When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
  15. Acts 24:2γινομένων · has brought
    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
  16. Acts 24:25γενόμενος · became
    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
  17. Acts 25:15γενομένου · was
    While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
  18. Acts 25:26γενομένης
    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
  19. Acts 26:4γενομένην
    Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.
  20. Acts 26:6γενομένης · made
    And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
  21. Acts 26:19ἐγενόμην · I was
    So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
  22. Acts 26:22γίνεσθαι · happen
    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
  23. Acts 26:29γενέσθαι · may become
    “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
  24. Acts 27:7γενόμενοι · we arrived
    After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
  25. Acts 27:16γενέσθαι · to secure
    Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
  26. Acts 27:27ἐγένετο
    On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
  27. Acts 27:29γενέσθαι
    Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
  28. Acts 27:33γίνεσθαι
    Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
  29. Acts 27:36γενόμενοι · They were
    They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
  30. Acts 27:39ἐγένετο · came
    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
  31. Acts 27:42ἐγένετο
    The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
  32. Acts 27:44ἐγένετο
    The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
  33. Acts 28:6γινόμενον · happen
    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
  34. Acts 28:8ἐγένετο · was
    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
  35. Acts 28:9γενομένου · had happened
    After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
  36. Acts 28:17Ἐγένετο
    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
  37. Romans 1:3γενομένου · was a descendant
    …regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
  38. Romans 2:25γέγονεν · has become
    Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
  39. Romans 3:4γένοιτο · Certainly not; γινέσθω · be
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  40. Romans 3:6γένοιτο · Certainly not
    Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
  41. Romans 3:19γένηται
    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  42. Romans 3:31γένοιτο · Certainly not
    Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
  43. Romans 4:18γενέσθαι · became
    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
  44. Romans 6:2γένοιτο · Certainly not
    Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
  45. Romans 6:5γεγόναμεν · we have been
    For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
  46. Romans 6:15γένοιτο · Certainly not
    What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
  47. Romans 7:3γένηται · she is [joined]; γενομένην · [if she marries]
    So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.