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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)
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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, ἡ, (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 ὁ χρόνος, ἐν ᾧ γεννῶντα παρέχει τὸν ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγεννημένον ὁ 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 42 times in 37 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:17 - All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 - But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 - A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 - A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas. And he left them and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 - And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36 - Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:34 - Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:12 - And groaning in his spirit, he says, Why does this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, A sign shall in no wise be given to this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man also be ashamed when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:19 - But he answering them says, O unbelieving generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:30 - Verily I say unto you, This generation shall in no wise pass away, till all these things take place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:48 - For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:50 - and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:31 - To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:41 - And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 - But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30 - For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 - A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 - Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:50 - that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 - And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 - But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:32 - Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40 - And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:33 - In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36 - For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16 - who in the past generations suffered all the nations to go in their own ways,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5 - which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the power of the Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 - to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen).

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:15 - that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:26 - the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:10 - Wherefore I was wroth with this generation, and said, They always err in heart; and *they* have not known my ways;
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