γίνομαιgínomai

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

Greek (New Testament) · G1096

Meanings

1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: John 1:15, John 8:58, 1 Corinthians 15:37; a first appearance in public, Mark 1:4, John 1:6, and elsewhere; followed by ἐκ (of birth), Romans 1:3, Galatians 4:4; διά, John 1:3; βροντή, John 12:29; σεισμός, Revelation 6:12; γογγυσμός, Acts 6:1; χαρά, Acts 8:8, many other similar examples; ἡμέρα, Luke 22:66, and elsewhere; ὀψέ, Mark 11:19; πρωΐα, Matthew 27:1; νύξ, Acts 27:27.

2. Of events, to come to pass, take place, happen: Matthew 5:18, Mark 5:14, Luke 1:20, Luke 2:15, Acts 4:21, 2 Timothy 2:18, and elsewhere; μὴ γένοιτο [LXX for חָלִילָה, Joshua 22:29, and elsewhere], far be it, God forbid: Romans 3:4 (ICC, in l.), 1 Corinthians 6:15 and frequently in Pl.; καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐγένετο δέ, with indic, Matthew 7:28, Luke 1:8, and elsewhere; followed by καί et indic., Luke 8:1, Acts 5:7, and elsewhere; with accusative et infinitive, Mark 2:23, Luke 3:21, and elsewhere; ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο, followed by τοῦ with infinitive, Acts 10:25; with dative of person, to befall one: with infinitive, Acts 20:16; with accusative et infinitive, Acts 22:6; with adverb, εὖ, Ephesians 6:3; τί ἐγένετο αὐτῷ, Acts 7:40 (LXX); followed by εἰς, Acts 28:6.

3. to be made, done, performed, observed, enacted, ordained, etc.: Matthew 6:10, Matthew 19:8, Mark 2:27, Mark 11:23, Acts 19:26, and elsewhere; followed by διά with genitive, Mark 6:2, Acts 2:43; ὑπό, Luke 13:17; ἐκ, Luke 4:23; ἐν, 1 Corinthians 9:15; ἀπογραφή, Luke 2:2; ἀνάκρισις Ac 25:26; ἄφεσις, Hebrews 9:22; ὁ νόμος, Galatians 3:17; τὸ πάσχα, Matthew 26:2.

4. to become, be made, come to be: with predicate, Matthew 4:3, Luke 4:3, John 2:9, 1 Corinthians 13:11, and elsewhere; followed by ὡς, ὡσεί, Matthew 10:25, Mark 9:26; εἰς, Mark 12:1o, and elsewhere; with genitive Revelation 11:15; id., of age, Luke 2:42; with dative, γ. ἀνδρί ([LXX for הָיָה לְאִישׁ, Ruth 1:12, and elsewhere; ] see Field, Notes, 156), Romans 7:3, 4; followed by ἐν, Acts 22:17, Revelation 1:10, and elsewhere; ἐπάνω, Luke 19:19; μετά, with genitive, Mark 16:10, Acts 9:19; followed by εἰς, ἐπί, κατά (ib., 62), with accusative of place, Acts 20:16, Acts 21:35, Acts 27:7, and elsewhere; followed by ἐκ, Mark 9:7, Luke 3:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, and elsewhere Aoristic perfect γέγονα, Matthew 25:6, Luke 10:36, and elsewhere Aor. ἐγενήθη, Matthew 11:23, and elsewhere (Cf. απο-, δια-, επι-, παρα-, συμ-, παρα-, προ-.)

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Where it appears

Appears 667 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
  • Matthew 4:3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
  • Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
  • Matthew 5:45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
  • Matthew 6:10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
  • Matthew 6:16 “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.