Transliteration: gennao · verb
| Meaning | I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
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| Part of speech | verb |
| Frequency | 97x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | ἐγέννησεν, ἐγεννήθη, γεννηθὲν, γεννηθέντος, γεννᾶται, ἐγεννήθησαν, γεννήσει, γεννώμενον, ἐγέννησαν, γεννηθῇ |
| Example verses | Matt 1:2 · Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:4 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 |
γεννάω (gennao) is a verb that occurs 97 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I beget, bring forth, give birth to” and first appears in Matt 1:2.
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