"birth, nativity, Mt. 1:18; Lk. 1:14; Jas. 1:23; successive generation, descent, lineage, Mt. 1:1; meton. life, Mt. 1:18; Jas. 3:6*"
Definition and meaning
birth, nativity, Mt. 1:18; Lk. 1:14; Jas. 1:23; successive generation, descent, lineage, Mt. 1:1; meton. life, Mt. 1:18; Jas. 3:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: γένεσις
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of genesis (G1078) across the King James Bible.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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Common questions
Strong's G1078 (genesis) is a Greek word that means: birth, nativity, Mt. 1:18; Lk. 1:14; Jas. 1:23; successive generation, descent, lineage, Mt. 1:1; meton. life, Mt. 1:18; Jas. 3:6* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word genesis (G1078) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1078 is genesis, a Greek word defined as: birth, nativity, Mt. 1:18; Lk. 1:14; Jas. 1:23; successive generation, descent, lineage, Mt. 1:1; meton. life, Mt. 1:18; Jas. 3:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
genesis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.