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γίνομαι
Vocabulary form:
γίνομαι
Definition:
I become; am
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
669
GK:
1181
Notes:
Takes a predicate nominative, like eijmiv. givnomai has a wide range of meaning. We have found it helpful to think in two categories, "to be," or "to come into being." Most uses fall into one of these two groups.
The root is clearly visible outside of the present tense stem. ejgenovmhn is an aorist middle deponent.
Biblical Concordance
| John 1:6 | There came (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) on the scene a man sent from God, whose name was John. |
| John 1:10 | He was in the world, and the world was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) created (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) by him, but the world did not know him. |
| John 1:12 | But as many as did accept him, to them he gave the right to (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) become (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) children of God, to those who believe in his name, |
| John 1:14 | And the Word became (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) flesh and dwelt among us, and we gazed on his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| John 1:15 | John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is (gegonen | γέγονεν | perf act ind 3 sg) greater than I, because he existed before me.’” |
| John 1:17 | For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) through Jesus Christ. |
| John 1:28 | This took (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) place (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) in Bethany on the far side of the Jordan where John was baptizing. |
| John 1:30 | This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is (gegonen | γέγονεν | perf act ind 3 sg) greater than I, because he existed before me.’ |
| John 2:1 | Now on the third day there (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. |
| John 2:9 | and when the master of the feast tasted the water that (gegenēmenon | γεγενημένον | perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) had (gegenēmenon | γεγενημένον | perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) become (gegenēmenon | γεγενημένον | perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom |
| John 3:9 | Nicodemus replied, saying to him, “How can these things be?” (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) |
| John 3:25 | Now an argument about ritual cleansing arose (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew. |
| John 4:14 | but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become (genēsetai | γενήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) in him a fountain of water gushing up to eternal life.” |
| John 5:6 | When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in that condition for a long time already, he said to him, “Do you want to (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) be (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) healed?” |
| John 5:9 | And immediately the man was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking. Now that day was a Sabbath. |
| John 5:14 | Later on Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you (gegonas | γέγονας | perf act ind 2 sg) have (gegonas | γέγονας | perf act ind 2 sg) been (gegonas | γέγονας | perf act ind 2 sg) healed! Do not sin any longer, so that nothing worse happens (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) to you.” |
| John 6:16 | Now when evening had come (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg), his disciples went down to the lake, |
| John 6:17 | got into a boat and started across the sea to Capernaum. It (egegonei | ἐγεγόνει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) had (egegonei | ἐγεγόνει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) by then become (egegonei | ἐγεγόνει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. |
| John 6:19 | When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake and approaching the boat, and they were terrified. |
| John 6:21 | Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and at once the boat reached (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) the shore toward which they were going. |
| John 6:25 | And when they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did (gegonas | γέγονας | perf act ind 2 sg) you (gegonas | γέγονας | perf act ind 2 sg) come (gegonas | γέγονας | perf act ind 2 sg) here?” |
| John 7:43 | So there (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a division among the people because of him. |
| John 8:33 | They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone! How can you say, ‘You (genēsesthe | γενήσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) will (genēsesthe | γενήσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) become (genēsesthe | γενήσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) free’?” |
| John 8:58 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) to be, I am!” |
| John 9:22 | His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) was (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) to (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) be (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) put out of the synagogue. |
| John 9:27 | He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) become (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) his disciples too, do you?” |
| John 9:39 | Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who cannot see may receive their sight, and that those who think they see may (genōntai | γένωνται | aor mid subj 3 pl) become (genōntai | γένωνται | aor mid subj 3 pl) blind.” |
| John 10:16 | I have other sheep which are not of this fold. These too I must bring. They will listen to my voice, and there will be (genēsontai | γενήσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) one flock, with one shepherd. |
| John 10:19 | Once again there (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a division among the Jews because of these words. |
| John 10:22 | At that time the festival of Dedication was taking (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) place in Jerusalem. It was winter, |
| John 10:35 | If the scripture called them ‘gods’ to whom the word of God came (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) — and scripture cannot be annulled — |
| John 12:29 | The crowd that was standing there and had heard the voice said that it (gegonenai | γεγονέναι | perf act inf ) was (gegonenai | γεγονέναι | perf act inf ) thunder; others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” |
| John 12:30 | Jesus answered, saying, “This voice was (gegonen | γέγονεν | perf act ind 3 sg) not for my benefit, but for yours. |
| John 12:36 | While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you (genēsthe | γένησθε | aor mid subj 2 pl) may (genēsthe | γένησθε | aor mid subj 2 pl) become (genēsthe | γένησθε | aor mid subj 2 pl) sons of light.” When Jesus said these things, he went away and hid himself from them. |
| John 12:42 | Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they would not confess it openly, lest they (genōntai | γένωνται | aor mid subj 3 pl) be (genōntai | γένωνται | aor mid subj 3 pl) expelled from the synagogue. |
| John 13:2 | The devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Jesus. During (ginomenou | γινομένου | pres mid ptcp gen sg neut) the evening meal |
| John 13:19 | I am telling you this now, before it takes (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) place, so that when it (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) does (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) take (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) place (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) you will believe that I am he. |
| John 14:22 | Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened (gegonen | γέγονεν | perf act ind 3 sg) that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” |
| John 14:29 | And now I have told you before it happens (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ), that when it does happen (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) you may believe. |
| John 15:7 | If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done (genēsetai | γενήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) for you. |
| John 15:8 | My Father is glorified in this, that you bear much fruit and become (genēsthe | γένησθε | aor mid subj 2 pl) my disciples. |
| John 16:20 | I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will (genēsetai | γενήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (genēsetai | γενήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) turned into joy. |
| John 19:36 | These things took (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) place so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his body will be broken.” |
| John 20:27 | Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and examine my hands; and reach out your hand, and put it into my side. Do (ginou | γίνου | pres mid imperative 2 sg) not continue (ginou | γίνου | pres mid imperative 2 sg) in unbelief, but believe.” |
| John 21:4 | Now when (genomenēs | γενομένης | aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) morning had dawned, there stood Jesus on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. |
| Acts 1:16 | “My brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became (genomenou | γενομένου | aor mid ptcp gen sg masc) guide to those who arrested Jesus. |
| Acts 1:18 | (Now this man bought a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling (genomenos | γενόμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. |
| Acts 1:19 | And it (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) became (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”) |
| Acts 1:20 | “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become (genēthētō | γενηθήτω | aor pass imperative 3 sg) deserted, and let there be no one living in it’; and ‘Let another take over his responsibilities.’ |
| Acts 1:22 | beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us — that one of these become (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ) with us a witness of his resurrection.” |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
ginomai as in 'I am becoming Gemini'