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γνήσιος

Transliteration: gnesios · adjective

4x in NTFirst: 2Cor 8:8
Meaningreal, true, genuine
Part of speechadjective
Frequency4x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsγνήσιον, γνήσιε, γνησίῳ
Example verses2Cor 8:8 · Phil 4:3 · 1Tim 1:2 · Titus 1:4
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What kind of word is γνήσιος?

γνήσιος (gnesios) is a adjective that occurs 4 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “real, true, genuine” and first appears in 2Cor 8:8.

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