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Koine Greek wordlink #131830

SR GNT Php 3:5 γένους (genous) ‘in circumcision the eight_day of the descent of Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) of the tribe of Beniamin/(Binyāmīn)’ Strongs=10850 Lemma=genos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Other uses (4) of identical word form γένους (N-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘γένους’ (N-GNS) has 5 different glosses: ‘my race’, ‘the descent’, ‘of the descent’, ‘descent’, ‘kind’.

Mat 13:47 ‘and of every kind having gathered_together’ SR GNT Mat 13:47 word 16

OET-LV: 47 Furthermore the kingdom of _the heavens is similar to_a_dragnet having _been _throw into the sea and having _gathered _together of every kind, (MAT_13:47)

OET-RV: 47 “Also the heavenly kingdom is like a dragnet that was thrown into the lake and picked up everything from under the water. (MAT 13:47)

Acts 4:6 ‘as_many_as were of descent chief_priestly’ SR GNT Acts 4:6 word 22

OET-LV: 6 and Annas the chief _priest, and Kaiafas, and Yōannaʸs, and Alexandros, and as _many _as were of chief _priestly descent. (ACT_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 along with those descended from high priests, including Annas the current high priest and Caiafas and Yohan and Alexander. (ACT 4:6)

Acts 13:26 ‘men brothers sons of the descent of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) and you_all’ SR GNT Acts 13:26 word 4

OET-LV: 26 Men, brothers, sons of_the_descent of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and you _all among you _all revering the god, to _us the message of_ the this _salvation was _sent _away. (ACT_13:26)

OET-RV: 26 “Men, brothers, descendants of Abraham and others here who revere God, the teaching about this salvation has been sent to us. (ACT 13:26)

2 Cor 11:26 ‘of robbers in dangers from my race in dangers from the pagans’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 in _journeys often, in _dangers of _rivers, in _dangers of _robbers, in _dangers from ^my_race, in _dangers from the_pagans, in _dangers in the_city, in _dangers in the_wilderness, in _dangers on the_sea, in _dangers among false _brothers, (CO2_11:26)

OET-RV: 26 I’ve done many long trips, crossed dangerous rivers, risked being robbed, was persecuted by my own people as well as by non-Jews, have been in danger in the city, in the wilderness and on the ocean, as well as being attacked by false teachers. (CO2 11:26)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘genos’ have 9 different glosses: ‘a race’, ‘my race’, ‘the descent’, ‘by descent’, ‘of the descent’, ‘descent’, ‘kind’, ‘kinds’, ‘race’.

Greek words (9) other than γένους (N-GNS) with a gloss related to ‘descent’

MARK 7:26 γένει (genei) N-DNS ‘was Hellaʸn from_Foinikaʸ_in_Suria by descent and she was asking him’ SR GNT Mark 7:26 word 11

OET-LV: 26 And the woman was Hellaʸn, from _Foinikaʸ _in _Suria the by _descent, and she _was _asking him that he _may _throw _out the demon out _of the daughter of _her. (MRK_7:26)

OET-RV: 26 The woman was Greek from Phoenicia in Syria and she begged Yeshua to command the demon to leave her daughter. (MRK 7:26)

ACTs 4:36 γένει (genei) N-DNS ‘of exhortation a Leuitaʸs/(from_tribe_of_Lēvī) a from_Kupros by descent’ SR GNT Acts 4:36 word 21

OET-LV: 36 And Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) the one having _been _called Barnabas, by the ambassadors, which is being _translated: son of _exhortation, a_Leuitaʸs /(from _tribe _of _Lēvī), a_from _Kupros the by _descent, (ACT_4:36)

OET-RV: 36 Yosef (a Levite born in Cyprus who was nicknamed by the missionaries as ‘Barnabas’, meaning ‘Encourager’) was one who (ACT 4:36)

ACTs 7:13 γένος (genos) N-NNS ‘it became to Faraō/(Farˊoh) the descent of Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)’ SR GNT Acts 7:13 word 19

OET-LV: 13 And on the second time, Yōsaʸf was _made _known by _the brothers of _him, and the descent of _Yōsaʸf it _became manifest to_ the _Faraō. (ACT_7:13)

OET-RV: 13 On their second visit, Yosef revealed himself to them, and so Far’oh became aware of Yosef’s heritage. (ACT 7:13)

ACTs 17:28 γένος (genos) N-NNS ‘of the one for also descent we are’ SR GNT Acts 17:28 word 28

OET-LV: 28 For/Because we _are _living in him and are _being _moved and are, as also some of _the among you _all of_the_poets have _said: For/Because we _are also of _the one descent. (ACT_17:28)

OET-RV: 28 because
⇔ ‘We live in him and are moved by him and exist through him.’
§ Even some of your own poets wrote,
⇔ ‘We are all descended from just one.’ (ACT 17:28)

ACTs 17:29 γένος (genos) N-NNS ‘descent therefore being of god’ SR GNT Acts 17:29 word 1

OET-LV: 29 Therefore being descent of_ the _god, we _ought not to _be _thinking about _gold or silver or a_stone mark of_the_craft and thoughts of _human _origin, to _be similar the divine. (ACT_17:29)

OET-RV: 29 So since we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t be putting gold or silver or stone craftsmanship in the same class as the divine. (ACT 17:29)

ACTs 18:2 γένει (genei) N-DNS ‘by the name Akulas of Pontos by descent recently having come from’ SR GNT Acts 18:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 And having _found a_certain Youdaios by_the_name Akulas, of _Pontos the by _descent, recently having _come from the Italia, and Priskilla wife of _him, because _of the thing Klaudios to _have _directed all the Youdaiōns to _be _being _departed from the Ɽōmaʸ, he _approached to _them, (ACT_18:2)

OET-RV: 2 There he came across a Jew named Aquila who had been born in Pontus but who had recently moved from Italy along with his wife Priscilla because Emperor Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. So Paul approached them, (ACT 18:2)

ACTs 18:24 γένει (genei) N-DNS ‘Apollōs by the name from_Alexandria by descent man a scholarly arrived’ SR GNT Acts 18:24 word 10

OET-LV: 24 And a_ certain _Youdaios by_the_name Apollōs from _Alexandria the by _descent, a_scholarly man, arrived to Efesos, being powerful in the scriptures. (ACT_18:24)

OET-RV: 24 Meanwhile a Jewish man named Apollos (who had been born in the city of Alexandria) arrived in Ephesus. He knew the Hebrew scriptures well (ACT 18:24)

GAL 1:14 γένει (genei) N-DNS ‘contemporaries in the descent of me more_abundantly zealous’ SR GNT Gal 1:14 word 11

OET-LV: 14 And I _was _progressing in the Judaism beyond many contemporaries in the descent of _me, being more _abundantly zealous of _the paternal traditions of _me. (GAL_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 I was progressing in Judaism quicker than many of my contemporaries, being so much more zealous in observing our ancient traditions. (GAL 1:14)

REV 22:16 γένος (genos) N-NNS ‘root and the descent of Dawid/(Dāvid) the star’ SR GNT Rev 22:16 word 20

OET-LV: 16 I, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), sent the messenger of _me, to _testify to _you _all these things in the assemblies. I am the root and the descent of _Dawid/(Dāvid), the star the shining, the morning. (REV_22:16)

OET-RV: 16 “I, Yeshua, have sent my messenger to explain these things to you concerning the churches. I am both David’s source and his descendant—the bright morning star.” (REV 22:16)

Key: N=noun DNS=dative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular