Topic Overview
γένεσις (genesis)
γένεσις (genesis) (Greek Lexicon • G1078 • origin, lineage, birth): origin, lineage, birth. Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .† It is closely linked with Codex Vaticanus (B, 03) — Gospel of Matthew 1:1–18 (IMAGE • manuscripts): Genealogy of Jesus Christ from Abraham through David in prime Alexandrian text-type.
