UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: γένεσις; -εως

Related lemmas: γίνομαι

Sense 1: be born, birth

Semantic entry: 23.46

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Birth, Procreation

Definition: coming into existence by birth

Notes: A literal translation of RV MAT 1:18 · LV MAT 1:18 · Read together MAT 1:18 as ‘this is the way that Jesus Christ was born’ might be misleading, since it would imply a description of the actual process of his birth rather than an account of those circumstances and events which took place in connection with his birth. It may, therefore, be better to translate RV MAT 1:18 · LV MAT 1:18 · Read together MAT 1:18 as ‘this is what happened when Jesus Christ was born’ or ‘these things happened at the time of Jesus Christ’s birth.’

MAT 1:18: RV MAT 1:18 · LV MAT 1:18 · Read together MAT 1:18

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OET-RV MAT 1:18

18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph). But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:18

18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

LUK 1:14: RV LUK 1:14 · LV LUK 1:14 · Read together LUK 1:14

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OET-RV LUK 1:14

14 He’ll bring a lot of happiness to you and you’ll be proud of him—in fact many people will be glad.

OET-LV LUK 1:14

14 And will _be joy and exultation to _you, and many will _be _being _elated at the birth of _him.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 1:18 · LV MAT 1:18 · Read together MAT 1:18

LUK: RV LUK 1:14 · LV LUK 1:14 · Read together LUK 1:14

JAM: RV JAM 1:23 · LV JAM 1:23 · Read together JAM 1:23

Sense 2: lineage, family line

Semantic entry: 10.24

Semantic domains: Kinship Terms

Subdomains: Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations

Definition: persons of successive generations who are related by birth

Notes: In biblical times the reckoning of a lineage was somewhat complex in view of certain distinctions between legal and biological relations. The focus of meaning in γένεσις[b], οἶκος [source selector 000002][c], and πατριά[a] is not, however, the list of ancestors, but the lineage of successively related persons to which the reference person belongs. Some scholars, however, interpret γένεσις in RV MAT 1:1 · LV MAT 1:1 · Read together MAT 1:1 as being part of what is essentially a title for the book of Matthew and thus would render the introductory phrase as ‘the book of the history of Jesus Christ’ (see γένεσις[c] ‘history,’ 33.19: γένεσις).|In some languages a successive series of ancestors is called ‘the forefathers’ or ‘those to whom one looks back’ or ‘those who have gone ahead.’ In other languages a lineage is referred to as ‘a person’s root’ or ‘a man’s trunk’ (referring to the trunk of a tree).

MAT 1:1: RV MAT 1:1 · LV MAT 1:1 · Read together MAT 1:1

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OET-RV MAT 1:1

1 This is a genealogy of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah (Grk. Christ) a descendant of King David, a descendant of Avraham (Grk. Abraam).

OET-LV MAT 1:1

1 The_scroll of_the_birth of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, son of _Dawid/(Dāvid), son of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām):

Sense 3: history

Semantic entry: 33.19

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Discourse Types

Definition: an account of the origin and life of someone

Notes: For the most part, scholars understand the phrase βίβλος γενέσεως in RV MAT 1:1 · LV MAT 1:1 · Read together MAT 1:1 as referring to the list of ancestors which immediately follows. Therefore, βίβλος γενέσεως is more often interpreted as ‘the record of the ancestors’ or ‘the birth record of …’ (see 10.24: γένεσις / 10.24: οἶκος / 10.24: πατριά).{N:001}

MAT 1:1: RV MAT 1:1 · LV MAT 1:1 · Read together MAT 1:1

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OET-RV MAT 1:1

1 This is a genealogy of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah (Grk. Christ) a descendant of King David, a descendant of Avraham (Grk. Abraam).

OET-LV MAT 1:1

1 The_scroll of_the_birth of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, son of _Dawid/(Dāvid), son of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām):

Sense 4: existence

Semantic entry: 13.71

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Exist

Definition: the state of existence

Notes: In RV JAM 1:23 · LV JAM 1:23 · Read together JAM 1:23 the term γένεσις is largely redundant, for the reference could only be to a person’s own face.

JAM 1:23: RV JAM 1:23 · LV JAM 1:23 · Read together JAM 1:23

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OET-RV JAM 1:23

23 Anyone who is just a listener of the message and does nothing with it is like someone who looks at their face in a mirror

OET-LV JAM 1:23

23 Because if anyone a_listener of_the_message is, and not a_doer, this one is _like to _man observing his face of_ the _existence of _him in a_mirror.

JAM 3:6: RV JAM 3:6 · LV JAM 3:6 · Read together JAM 3:6

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OET-RV JAM 3:6

6 and the tongue is a fire producing a torrent of depravity. It’s a part of our physical body but capable of staining us all over and setting our worlds on fire, because the tongue itself is set on fire from hell.

OET-LV JAM 3:6

6 And the tongue is a_fire, the world of_ the _unrighteousness, the tongue is _being _set _down among the members of _us, which staining all the body, and setting _on _fire the course of_ the _existence, and being _set _on _fire by the geenna.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

γένεσις

Form 1

Sense 1: be born, birth

Sense 2: lineage, family line

Sense 3: history

Sense 4: existence