ἐγέννησεν
gennáō
begat
To beget, produce, or engender offspring; to generate new life. In most contexts in Hellenistic and Koine Greek, γεννάω refers to the male act of begetting children, typically the fathering of descendants. By extension, it is also used passively of the mother to indicate giving birth, and more generally of origins or being brought into being. The sense may range from literal biological procreation to metaphorical or symbolic origin, such as being the source or initiator of a group, event, or new reality.
Matthew 1:7 · Word #3
Lexicon G1080
| Lemma | γεννάω |
| Transliteration | gennáō |
| Strong's | G1080 |
| Definition | To beget, produce, or engender offspring; to generate new life. In most contexts in Hellenistic and Koine Greek, γεννάω refers to the male act of begetting children, typically the fathering of descendants. By extension, it is also used passively of the mother to indicate giving birth, and more generally of origins or being brought into being. The sense may range from literal biological procreation to metaphorical or symbolic origin, such as being the source or initiator of a group, event, or new reality. |
Morphology V AOR ACT 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 | ACT — Active — The subject performs 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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | begat |
| Literal | begat |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γεννάω |
| Strong's | G1080 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1080-03
he begot
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular, denotes a completed act performed by a subject. Given the root sense of γεννάω as the male act of generating offspring, "he begot" preserves both the generative core meaning and the completed past action. |
View full lexicon entry for G1080 →
SILEX v2