Greek word study
γεννάω G1080
- Transliteration
- gennáō
- KJV glosses
- bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring
Lexical summary
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother)
figuratively, to regenerate
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother)
figuratively, to regenerate
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information