Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

Toggle navigation

γίνομαι

Search the Greek Dictionary

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

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.”

Pages