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G1080

γεννάω

gennáō [ghen-nah'-o] Verb
Core meaningto beget

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1080

to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate

KJV usage: :--bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
Etymology: from a variation of ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

to beget, generate, Mt. 1:2-16, et al.; of women, to bring forth, bear, give birth to, Lk. 1:13, 57, et al.; pass. to be born, produced, Mt. 2:1, 4, et al.; met. to produce, excite, give occasion to, effect, 2 Tim. 2:23; from the Hebrew, to constitute as son, to constitute as king, or as the representative or viceregent of God, Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5; by impl. to be a parent to any one; pass. to be a son or child to any one, Jn. 1:13; 1 Cor. 4:15, et al.

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