Génos — G1085

Definition

neuter noun

"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)

1. offspring
2. family
3. stock, race
4. concrete, the aggregate of many individuals of the same nature, kind, sort, species

Usually translated as

kind, kindred, offspring, born, nation, stock, generation, country, countryman, diversity

Origin

from G1096

• gínomai (G1096)

Occurrences

Génos occurs 21 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (2), Acts (9), 1 Corinthians (3), 2 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Philippians (1), 1 Peter (1), Revelation (1)

• Matthew 13:47 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind (γένους):
• Matthew 17:21 — Howbeit this kind (γένος) goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
• Mark 7:26 — The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation (γένει); and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
• Mark 9:29 — And he said unto them, This kind (γένος) can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
• Acts 4:6 — And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred (γένους) of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
• Acts 4:36 — And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus (γένει),
• Acts 7:13 — And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred (γένος) was made known unto Pharaoh.
• Acts 7:19 — The same dealt subtilly with our kindred (γένος), and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
• Acts 13:26 — Men and brethren, children of the stock (γένους) of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
• Acts 17:28 — For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring (γένος).
• Acts 17:29 — Forasmuch then as we are the offspring (γένος) of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
• Acts 18:2 — And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born (γένει) in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
• Acts 18:24 — And a certain Jew named Apollos, born (γένει) at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
• 1 Corinthians 12:10 — To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds (γένη) of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
• 1 Corinthians 12:28 — And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities (γένη) of tongues.
• 1 Corinthians 14:10 — There are, it may be, so many kinds (γένη) of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
• 2 Corinthians 11:26 — In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen (γένους), in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
• Galatians 1:14 — And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation (γένει), being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
• Philippians 3:5 — Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock (γένους) of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
• 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation (γένος), a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Revelation 22:16 — I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring (γένος) of David, and the bright and morning star.