ἐγενήθη
gínomai
to become, to come into being, to happen; primarily denotes the process of transition from one state to another, the coming into existence or reality of something that was not previously so. In various contexts, it can also mean to occur, take place, arise, develop, or change; sometimes serves as a circumlocution for 'to be' when indicating the process or result of becoming, rather than simple existence. Used of events, states, and sometimes of persons or things coming to be in a particular role or status.
2 Corinthians 3:7 · Word #11
Lexicon G1096
| Lemma | γίνομαι |
| Transliteration | gínomai |
| Strong's | G1096 |
| Definition | to become, to come into being, to happen; primarily denotes the process of transition from one state to another, the coming into existence or reality of something that was not previously so. In various contexts, it can also mean to occur, take place, arise, develop, or change; sometimes serves as a circumlocution for 'to be' when indicating the process or result of becoming, rather than simple existence. Used of events, states, and sometimes of persons or things coming to be in a particular role or status. |
Morphology V AOR PASS IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γίνομαι |
| Strong's | G1096 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1096-03
came into being
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), passive form (deponent in meaning), indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist indicative expresses a completed occurrence in past time, and though morphologically passive, γίνομαι functions deponently with an intransitive sense. "Came into being" preserves the root idea of transition into existence without implying an external agent. |
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