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Lexicon :: Strong's G1077 - genesia

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γενέσια
Transliteration
genesia (Key)
Pronunciation
ghen-es'-ee-ah
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Part of Speech
neuter plural noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of γένεσις (G1078)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

γενέσια genésia, ghen-es'-ee-ah; neuter plural of a derivative of G1078; birthday ceremonies:—birthday.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1077 in the following manner: birthday (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1077 in the following manner: birthday (2x).
  1. a birthday celebration, a birthday feast

    1. the earlier Greeks used this word of funeral commemorations, a festival commemorative of a deceased friend

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γενέσια genésia, ghen-es'-ee-ah; neuter plural of a derivative of G1078; birthday ceremonies:—birthday.
STRONGS G1077:
γενέσια, -ων, τά [cf. Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)] (from the adjective γενέσιος from γένεσις), a birthday celebration, a birthday feast: Mark 6:21; Matthew 14:6; (Alciphron epistles 3, 18 and 55; Dio Cassius, 47, 18, etc.; γενέσιος ἡμέρα, Josephus, Antiquities 12, 4, 7). The earlier Greeks used γενέσια of funeral commemorations, a festival commemorative of a deceased friend (Latin feriae denicales), see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 103f; [Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 184; Winers Grammar, 24 (23)]. Cf. Keim, ii., p. 516 [iv. 223 English translation].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
14:6
Mark
6:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1077 matches the Greek γενέσια (genesia),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6 - But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
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