G1080Greekἐgénnēsen
ἐγέννησεν
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate
97
Total Occurrences
13
Books
0
Old Testament
97
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1of men who fathered children
- 2to be born
- 3to engender, cause to arise, excite
- 4in a jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone
- 5to be begotten
- 6metaphorically
- 7of god making christ his son
- 8of god making men his sons through faith in christ's work
Etymology & Derivation
from a variation of g1085