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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: γενεά

(Strong's #1074 — Noun Feminine — genea — ghen-eh-ah' )

see AGE , No. 2.

2: γένεσις

(Strong's #1078 — Noun Feminine — genesis — ghen'-es-is )

denotes "an origin, a lineage, or birth," translated "generation" in Matthew 1:1 . See NATURAL , NATURE.

Notes: (1) For gennema, translated "generation" in the AV of Matthew 3:7; 12:34; 23:33; Luke 3:7 , see OFFSPRING. (2) For genos, translated "generation" in 1 Peter 2:9 , AV, see KIND.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Generation'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​g/generation.html. 1940.
 
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