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Lexicon :: Strong's G1074 - genea

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γενεά
Transliteration
genea (Key)
Pronunciation
ghen-eh-ah'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From (a presumed derivative of) γένος (G1085)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:662,114

Strong’s Definitions

γενεά geneá, ghen-eh-ah'; from (a presumed derivative of) G1085; a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons):—age, generation, nation, time.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's G1074 in the following manner: generation (37x), time (2x), age (2x), nation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's G1074 in the following manner: generation (37x), time (2x), age (2x), nation (1x).
  1. fathered, birth, nativity

  2. that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family

    1. the several ranks of natural descent, the successive members of a genealogy

    2. metaph. a group of men very like each other in endowments, pursuits, character

      1. esp. in a bad sense, a perverse nation

  3. the whole multitude of men living at the same time

  4. an age (i.e. the time ordinarily occupied be each successive generation), a space of 30 - 33 years

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γενεά geneá, ghen-eh-ah'; from (a presumed derivative of) G1085; a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons):—age, generation, nation, time.
STRONGS G1074:
γενεά, -ᾶς, , (ΓΕΝΩ, γίνομαι [cf. Curtius, p. 610]); Sept. often for דּוֹר; in Greek writings from Homer down;
1. a begetting, birth, nativity: Herodotus 3, 33; Xenophon, Cyril 1, 2, 8, etc.; [others make the collective sense the primary significance, see Curtius as above].
2. passively, that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family;
a. properly, as early as Homer; equivalent to מִשְׁפָּחַה, Genesis 31:3, etc. σῴζειν Ῥαχάβην κ. τὴν γενεὰν αὐτῆς, Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 5. the several ranks in a natural descent, the successive members of a genealogy: Matthew 1:17, (ἑβδόμη γενεὰ οὗτός ἐστιν ἀπὸ τοῦ πρώτου, Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 2).
b. metaphorically, a race of men very like each other in endowments, pursuits, character; and especially in a bad sense a perverse race: Matthew 17:17; Mark 9:19; Luke 9:41; Luke 16:8; [Acts 2:40].
3. the whole multitude of men living at the same time: Matthew 24:34; Mark 13:30; Luke 1:48 (πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί); Luke 21:32; Philippians 2:15; used especially of the Jewish race living at one and the same period: Matthew 11:16; Matthew 12:39, 41f, 45; Matthew 16:4; Matthew 23:36; Mark 8:12, 38; Luke 11:29f, 32, 50; Luke 17:25; Acts 13:36; Hebrews 3:10; ἄνθρωποι τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, Luke 7:31; ἄνδρες τῆς γεν. ταύ., Luke 11:31; τὴν δὲ γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται, who can describe the wickedness of the present generation, Acts 8:33 (from Isaiah 53:8 Sept.) [but cf. Meyer, at the passage].
4. an age (i. e. the time ordinarily occupied by each successive generation), the space of from 30 to 33 years (Herodotus 2, 142, and others; Heraclitus in Plutarch, def. orac. c. 11), or χρόνος, ἐν γεννῶντα παρέχει τὸν ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγεννημένον γεννήσας (Plutarch, the passage cited); in the N. T. common in plural: Ephesians 3:5 [Winers Grammar, § 31, 9 a.; Buttmann, 186 (161)]; παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς in ages gone by, Acts 14:16; ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν for ages, since the generations began, Colossians 1:26; ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων from the generations of old, from ancient times down, Acts 15:21; εἰς γενεὰς γενεῶν unto generations of generations, through all ages, forever (a phrase which assumes that the longer ages are made up of shorter; see αἰών, 1 a.): Luke 1:50 R L (דּוֹרִים לְדוֹר, Isaiah 51:8); εἰς γενεὰς κ. γενεάς unto generations and generations, ibid. T Tr WH equivalent to וָדוֹר לְדוֹר, Psalm 89:2; Isaiah 34:17; very often in the Sept.; [add, εἰς πάσας τὰς γενεὰς τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων, Ephesians 3:21, cf. Ellicott at the passage] (γενεά is used of a century in Genesis 15:16, cf. Knobel at the passage, and on the senses of the word see the full remarks of Keim, iii. 206 [v. 245 English translation]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
15:16; 31:3
Psalms
89:2
Isaiah
34:17; 51:8; 53:8
Matthew
1:17; 11:16; 12:39; 12:41; 12:45; 16:4; 17:17; 23:36; 24:34
Mark
8:12; 8:38; 9:19; 13:30
Luke
1:48; 1:50; 7:31; 9:41; 11:29; 11:31; 11:32; 11:50; 16:8; 17:25; 21:32
Acts
2:40; 8:33; 13:36; 14:16; 15:21
Ephesians
3:5; 3:21
Philippians
2:15
Colossians
1:26
Hebrews
3:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1074 matches the Greek γενεά (genea),
which occurs 43 times in 37 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:17 -

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, fourteen generations.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 -

“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to other children:

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 -

He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 -

“The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching; and look ​— ​something greater than Jonah is here.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 -

“The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look ​— ​something greater than Solomon is here.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 -

“Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 -

“An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of[fn] Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 -

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36 -

“Truly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:34 -

“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:12 -

Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 -

“For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:19 -

He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:30 -

“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:48 -

because he has looked with favor

on the humble condition of his servant.

Surely, from now on all generations

will call me blessed,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:50 -

His mercy is from generation to generation

on those who fear him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:31 -

“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:41 -

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse[fn] generation, how long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 -

As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30 -

“For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 -

“The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look ​— ​something greater than Solomon is here.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 -

“The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look ​— ​something greater than Jonah is here.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:50 -

“so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world[fn] ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 -

“from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.

“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 -

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 -

“But first it is necessary that he suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:32 -

“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all things take place.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40 -

With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt[fn] generation! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:33 -

In his humiliation justice was denied him.

Who will describe his generation?

For his life is taken from the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36 -

“For David, after serving God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16 -

“In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 -

“For since ancient times, Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city, and every Sabbath day he is read aloud in the synagogues.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5 -

This was not made known to people[fn] in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 -

to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:15 -

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world,

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:26 -

the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:10 -

for forty years.

Therefore I was provoked to anger with that generation

and said, “They always go astray in their hearts,

and they have not known my ways.”

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