Strong's Number G1080

γεννάω

gennao · ghen-nah'-o

Transliteration:

gennao{ghen-nah'-o}

Word Origin:

from a variation of 1085

TDNT:

1:665,114

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

begat 42, be born 9, bear 1, gender 2, bring forth 1, be delivered 1, misc 3

Total: 97
Occurs 97 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

of men who fathered children
1. to be born
2. to be begotten
  1. of women giving birth to children
metaph.
1. to engender, cause to arise, excite
2. in a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone
3. of God making Christ his son
4. of God making men his sons through faith in Christ's work