Apokyéō — G616
G616 · Greek — ἀποκυέω
Pronunciation: ap-ok-oo-eh'-o
Definition
verb
to breed forth, i.e. (by transference) to generate (figuratively)
- to produce
Usually translated as
beget, produce
Origin
from G575 and the base of G2949
Occurrences
Apokyéō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: James (2)
- James 1:15 — Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth (ἀποκύει) death.
- James 1:18 — Of his own will begat (ἀπεκύησεν) he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Strong's Lexicon — A