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Lexicon :: Strong's G1074 - genea

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 by 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 43 times in 37 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:17 - So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the taking away to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the taking away to Babylon to the coming of Christ, fourteen generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 - But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 - The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 - An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 - And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:36 - Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:34 - Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:12 - And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 - Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:19 - And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:30 - Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:48 - For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:50 - His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:31 - What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:41 - And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 - And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30 - For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 - The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 - The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:50 - So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 - And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 - But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:32 - Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40 - And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:33 - Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36 - Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16 - Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5 - Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 - To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations for ever and ever. So be it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:15 - So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:26 - The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:10 - So that I was angry with this generation, and I said, Their hearts are in error at all times, and they have no knowledge of my ways;
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