παλιγγενεσία
palingenesia (palingenesía)
/pal-ing-ghen-es-ee'-ah/
“new birth, renewal, restoration”
Primary meaning: new birth, renewal, restoration, regeneration. Strong's: (spiritual) rebirth (the state or the act), i.e. (figuratively) spiritual renovation; specially, Messianic restoration. Lexical nuances: new birth , renewal , restoration , regeneration ; of persons (Plut., Phil., al.), of spiritual regeneration, διὰ λουτροῦ παλινγενεστίας (gen. attr., v. Ellic., in l.), Tit 3:5 ; of the world, as in Stoics, Jewish Apocal., al. (v. Dalman, Words , 177 ff.), Mt 19:28 .†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G3825 (πάλιν) and G1078 (γένεσις);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
regeneration
Key Biblical Occurrences (2)
Foundational passages where παλιγγενεσία (palingenesia) carries significant theological or narrative weight.