Help QuickNav Adv. Options
KJV

KJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G1085 - genos

Choose a new font size and typeface
γένος
Transliteration
genos (Key)
Pronunciation
ghen'-os
Listen
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:684,117

Strong’s Definitions

γένος génos, ghen'-os; from G1096; "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective):—born, country(-man), diversity, generation, kind(-red), nation, offspring, stock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G1085 in the following manner: kind (5x), kindred (3x), offspring (3x), nation (2x), stock (2x), born (2x), diversity (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G1085 in the following manner: kind (5x), kindred (3x), offspring (3x), nation (2x), stock (2x), born (2x), diversity (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. kindred

    1. offspring

    2. family

    3. stock, tribe, nation

      1. i.e. nationality or descent from a particular people

    4. the aggregate of many individuals of the same nature, kind, sort

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γένος génos, ghen'-os; from G1096; "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective):—born, country(-man), diversity, generation, kind(-red), nation, offspring, stock.
STRONGS G1085:
γένος, -ους, τό, (ΓΕΝΩ, γίνομαι), race;
a. offspring: τινός, Acts 17:28f (from the poet Aratus); Revelation 22:16.
b. family: [Acts 4:6, see ἀρχιερεύς, 2 at the end]; Acts 7:13 [others refer this to c.]; Acts 13:26.
c. stock, race: Acts 7:19; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Philippians 3:5; Galatians 1:14; 1 Peter 2:9; (Genesis 11:6; Genesis 17:14, etc. for עַם); nation (i. e. nationality or descent from a particular people): Mark 7:26; Acts 4:36; Acts 18:2, 24.
d. concrete, the aggregate of many individuals of the same nature, kind, sort, species: Matthew 13:47; Matthew 17:21 [T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse]; Mark 9:29; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28; 1 Corinthians 14:10.
(With the same significations in Greek writings from Homer down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
11:6; 17:14
Matthew
13:47; 17:21
Mark
7:26; 9:29
Acts
4:6; 4:36; 7:13; 7:19; 13:26; 17:28; 18:2; 18:24
1 Corinthians
12:10; 12:28; 14:10
2 Corinthians
11:26
Galatians
1:14
Philippians
3:5
1 Peter
2:9
Revelation
22:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1085 matches the Greek γένος (genos),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:6 - And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred G1085 of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:36 - And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country G1085 of Cyprus,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13 - And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred G1085 was made known unto Pharaoh.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:19 - The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, G1085 and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:26 - Men and brethren, children of the stock G1085 of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:28 - For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. G1085

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring G1085 of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:2 - And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born G1085 in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:24 - And a certain Jew named Apollos, born G1085 at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
KJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
KJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan