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γίνομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
γίνομαι
Greek transliteration: 
ginomai
Simplified transliteration: 
ginomai
Principal Parts: 
(ἐγινόμην), γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι, ἐγενήθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1096
GK Number: 
1181
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
669
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1c(2)
Gloss: 
to be, become, happen; to come into existence, be born. It is used in certain contexts to introduce a new section or paragraph in a narrative in Hebrew narrative style: and then, and it came to pass
Definition: 
pluperfect, ἐγενόει (3rd sg), to come into existence; to be created, exist by creation, Jn. 1:3, 10; Heb. 11:3; Jas. 3:9; to be born, produced, grow, Mt. 21:19; Jn. 8:58, et al.; to arise, come on, occur, as the phenomena of nature, etc.; Mt. 8:24, 26; 9:16, et al.; to come, approach, as morning or evening, Mt. 8:16; 14:15, 23; to be appointed, constituted, established, Mk. 2:27; Gal. 3:17, et al.; to take place, come to pass, happen, occur, Mt. 1:22; 24:6, 20, 21, 34, et al. freq.; to be done, performed, effected, Mt. 21:42, et al.; to be fulfilled, satisfied, Mt. 6:10; 26:42, et al.; to come into a particular state or condition; to become, assume the character and appearance of anything, Mt. 5:45, et al.; to become or be made anything, be changed or converted, Mt. 4:3; 21:42; Mk. 1:17, et al.; to be, Mt. 11:26; 19:8; γινεσθαι ὑπό τινα, to be subject to, Gal. 4:4; γινεσθαι ἐν ἑαυτῶ, to come to one's self, to recover from a trance or surprise, Acts 12:11; μὴ γένοιτο, let it not be, far be it from, God forbid, Lk. 20:16; Rom. 3:4, 31, et al.; to be kept, celebrated, solemnized, as festivals, Mt. 26:2, et al.; to be finished, completed, Heb. 4:3

Greek-English Concordance for γίνομαι

Luke 6:6 It happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) on another Sabbath that (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) he went into the synagogue and began to teach. A man was there whose right hand was withered.
Luke 6:12 It happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) in those days that (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
Luke 6:13 When day came (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg), he gathered his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he called apostles:
Luke 6:16 and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a traitor.
Luke 6:36 “Be (ginesthe | γίνεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
Luke 6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on bedrock; when (genomenēs | γενομένης | aor mid ptcp gen sg fem) a flood arose (genomenēs | γενομένης | aor mid ptcp gen sg fem), the river broke against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Luke 6:49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man building a house on the ground without a foundation; when the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) great.”
Luke 7:11 It happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) soon afterward that (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
Luke 8:1 It happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) that soon afterward Jesus began to travel around from one town and village to another, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve disciples were with him,
Luke 8:17 For nothing is hidden that will (genēsetai | γενήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) not be (genēsetai | γενήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) disclosed, nor secret that will not come to light.
Luke 8:22 It happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) in one of those days that (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they put out from shore.
Luke 8:24 They went to Jesus and woke him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are about to perish!” Having been awakened he rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they stopped, and there was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a calm.
Luke 8:34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened (gegonos | γεγονός | perf act ptcp acc sg neut), they fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside.
Luke 8:35 Then people went out to see what happened (gegonos | γεγονός | perf act ptcp acc sg neut), and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had come out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Luke 8:56 Her parents were astonished; but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened (gegonos | γεγονός | perf act ptcp acc sg neut).
Luke 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening (ginomena | γινόμενα | pres mid ptcp acc pl neut), and he was thoroughly perplexed because it was being said by some that John had been raised from the dead,
Luke 9:18 Now it happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) that as he was praying by himself, the disciples were near him. He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
Luke 9:28 About eight days after these sayings, it happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) that he went up on the mountain to pray, taking along Peter and John and James.
Luke 9:29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was changed, and his clothing turned a dazzling white,
Luke 9:33 As the men were about to leave him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” — not knowing what he was saying.
Luke 9:34 While he was saying these things, a cloud came (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) and enveloped them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Luke 9:35 Then a voice came (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the Chosen One; listen to him!”
Luke 9:36 And when the voice had spoken (genesthai | γενέσθαι | aor mid inf ), Jesus was found to be alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
Luke 9:37 Now on the next day, it so happened (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) that when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
Luke 9:51 Now when the days of his ascension drew near, Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 10:13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works that were (genomenai | γενόμεναι | aor mid ptcp nom pl fem) done (genomenai | γενόμεναι | aor mid ptcp nom pl fem) in you had (egenēthēsan | ἐγενήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) been (egenēthēsan | ἐγενήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) done (egenēthēsan | ἐγενήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Luke 10:21 At this time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) well-pleasing in your sight.
Luke 10:32 So too a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:36 Which of these three, do you think, became (gegonenai | γεγονέναι | perf act inf ) a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”
Luke 11:1 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Luke 11:14 One day Jesus was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon came out, the speechless man spoke and the people were amazed.
Luke 11:26 Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, — seven of them! — and after going in they settle down to live there. So the last state of that person has become (ginetai | γίνεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) worse than the first.”
Luke 11:27 While he was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that nursed you!”
Luke 11:30 For as Jonah became (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Luke 12:40 So you too must be (ginesthe | γίνεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Luke 12:54 He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens (ginetai | γίνεται | pres mid ind 3 sg).
Luke 12:55 And when there is a south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be hot weather,’ and it happens (ginetai | γίνεται | pres mid ind 3 sg).
Luke 13:2 In response he said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were (egenonto | ἐγένοντο | aor mid ind 3 pl) worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?
Luke 13:4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them — do you think that they were (egenonto | ἐγένοντο | aor mid ind 3 pl) worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Luke 13:17 As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, while all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done (ginomenois | γινομένοις | pres mid ptcp dat pl neut) by him.
Luke 13:19 It is like a mustard seed that a man took and threw into his garden. It grew and became (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a tree, and the birds of the sky made nests in its branches.”
Luke 14:1 When Jesus went into the house of a certain ruler of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread and they were watching him closely,
Luke 14:12 Then he also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or or rich neighbors, in case they also invite you in return, and there would be (genētai | γένηται | aor mid subj 3 sg) a repayment to you.
Luke 14:22 The slave said, ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done (gegonen | γέγονεν | perf act ind 3 sg), and still there is room.’
Luke 15:10 Just so, I tell you, there is (ginetai | γίνεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 15:14 When he had spent everything, there was (egeneto | ἐγένετο | aor mid ind 3 sg) a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
Luke 16:11 Therefore if in unrighteous wealth you (egenesthe | ἐγένεσθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) have (egenesthe | ἐγένεσθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) not been (egenesthe | ἐγένεσθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) faithful, who will entrust to you that which is of true value?
Luke 16:12 And if you (egenesthe | ἐγένεσθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) have (egenesthe | ἐγένεσθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) not been (egenesthe | ἐγένεσθε | aor mid ind 2 pl) faithful in what belongs to another, who will give you what is to be your own?
Luke 16:22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried,
Luke 17:11 As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through the region between Samaria and Galilee.

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