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Koine Greek wordlink #263

SR GNT Mat 1:17 γενεαί (geneai) ‘Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) to Dawid/(Dāvid) were generations fourteen and from’ Strongs=10740 Lemma=genea
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=26 AD

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Other uses (4) of identical word form γενεαί (N-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘γενεαί’ (N-NFP) is always and only glossed as ‘generations’.

Mat 1:17 ‘all therefore the generations from Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) to’ SR GNT Mat 1:17 word 4

OET-LV: 17 Therefore all the generations from Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) to Dawid/(Dāvid) were fourteen generations, and from Dawid until the deportation to _Babulōn fourteen generations, and from the deportation to _Babulōn to the chosen _one /messiah fourteen generations. (MAT_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 So the generations from Abraham to David numbered fourteen, from David to the deportation to Babylon there were fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the messiah there were fourteen generations. (MAT 1:17)

Mat 1:17 ‘the deportation to Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?) generations fourteen and from’ SR GNT Mat 1:17 word 18

Mat 1:17 ‘to the chosen_one/messiah generations fourteen’ SR GNT Mat 1:17 word 28

Luke 1:48 ‘me all the generations’ SR GNT Luke 1:48 word 19

OET-LV: 48 Because he _looked _at on the humiliation of _the handmaiden of _him. For/Because see, from the time now all the generations will _be _counting_ me _blessed. (LUK_1:48)

OET-RV: 48 because he noticed his humble servant girl.
⇔ Look now, all the future generations will consider that I was blessed (LUK 1:48)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘genea’ have 7 different glosses: ‘a generation’, ‘of a generation’, ‘of generation’, ‘to generation’, ‘with generation’, ‘generation’, ‘generations’.

Greek words (7) other than γενεαί (N-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘generations’

LUKE 1:50 γενεάς (geneas) N-AFP ‘mercy of him is to generations and generations to the ones’ SR GNT Luke 1:50 word 6

OET-LV: 50 And the mercy of _him is to generations and generations, to _the ones revering him. (LUK_1:50)

OET-RV: 50 He shows his mercy to multiple generations;
⇔ to those who honour him. (LUK 1:50)

LUKE 1:50 γενεάς (geneas) N-AFP ‘to generations and generations to the ones revering him’ SR GNT Luke 1:50 word 11

OET-LV: 50 And the mercy of _him is to generations and generations, to _the ones revering him. (LUK_1:50)

OET-RV: 50 He shows his mercy to multiple generations;
⇔ to those who honour him. (LUK 1:50)

ACTs 14:16 γενεαῖς (geneais) N-DFP ‘in the having gone_by generations allowed all the’ SR GNT Acts 14:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 Who in the generations having _gone _by, allowed all the nations to _be _going to _the ways of _them. (ACT_14:16)

OET-RV: 16 In previous generations he allowed all the nations to go their own different ways, (ACT 14:16)

ACTs 15:21 γενεῶν (geneōn) N-GFP ‘Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) for from generations ancient in_every city’ SR GNT Acts 15:21 word 4

OET-LV: 21 For/Because Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) from ancient generations in _every city the ones proclaiming him, is _having being _read in the synagogues on every day _of _rest. (ACT_15:21)

OET-RV: 21 Mosheh’s writings have been preached in every city and are read in our meeting halls on every Rest Day. (ACT 15:21)

EPH 3:5 γενεαῖς (geneais) N-DFP ‘which in other generations not was made_known to the’ SR GNT Eph 3:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 which in _other generations not was _made _known to _the sons of_ the _men, as now was _revealed to _the holy ambassadors of _him and prophets in the_spirit, (EPH_3:5)

OET-RV: 5 This plan wasn’t explained to humans in previous generations but now God’s spirit has revealed it to his worthy missionaries and prophets. (EPH 3:5)

EPH 3:21 γενεάς (geneas) N-AFP ‘to all the generations of the age of the’ SR GNT Eph 3:21 word 14

OET-LV: 21 to _him be the glory in the assembly and in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), to all the generations of _the age of _the ages. Truly. (EPH_3:21)

OET-RV: 20-21 20-21Now we offer praise to God in the church and for all the generations to come and to Yeshua the messiah—God who, through the power that works in us, is able to do far more than we can ask for or even understand. May it be so. (EPH 3:21)

COL 1:26 γενεῶν (geneōn) N-GFP ‘and from the generations now but was revealed’ SR GNT Col 1:26 word 11

OET-LV: 26 the mystery which having _been _hidden _away from the ages and from the generations, but now was _revealed to _the holy ones of _him, (COL_1:26)

OET-RV: 26 the mystery which had been hidden away from the generations over the ages, but which was recently revealed to his chosen people. (COL 1:26)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural