Greek noun (neuter) · G1085
γένος
genosghen'-os
family; offspring; race, nation; kind, sort, class
20 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: génos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1085is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1085
"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
The King James renders it: born, country(-man), diversity, generation, kind(-red), nation, offspring, stock.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
genos is rendered "family; offspring; race, nation; kind, sort, class". It stands 20 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "family".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
Matthew 13:47γένους
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nine of the word's twenty uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: family, and offspring, and race, nation, and kind, sort, class.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| familyAct.4:6 7:13 13:26. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 4:6along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander… |
| offspringAct.17:28, 29 Rev.22:16. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said… |
| race, nationMrk.7:28, Act.4:36 7:19 18:2, 24, 2Co.11:26, Php.3:5, Gal.1:14, 1Pe.2:9. | Tagged as
| WhereMark 7:28“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” |
| kind, sort, classMat.13:47 17:21, Rec., Mrk.9:29, 1Co.12:10, 28 14:10.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 20, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- γένος7
- γένει5
- γένους5
- γένη3
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular6N-NSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular5N-DSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular5N-GSN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2N-NPN
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1N-APN
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1N-ASN
Matthew
one use
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- γένουςgenousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: kind
Mark
two uses
Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
- γένειgeneinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: by race
Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”
- γένοςgenosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: kind
Acts
nine uses
along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- γένουςgenousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: descent
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- γένειgeneinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: birth
On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
- γένοςgenosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: family
He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
- γένοςgenosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: race
Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
- γένουςgenousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of family
‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
- γένοςgenosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: offspring
Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
- γένοςgenosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Offspring
There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
- γένειgeneinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: a native
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
- γένειgeneinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: a native
1 Corinthians
three uses
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
- γένηgenenoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: various kinds
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- γένηgenenoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: various kinds
Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
- γένηgenenoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: kinds
2 Corinthians
one use
In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
- γένουςgenousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: race
Galatians
one use
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- γένειgeneinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: countrymen
Philippians
one use
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
- γένουςgenousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: nation
1 Peter
one use
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- γένοςgenosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: a race
Revelation
one use
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- γένοςgenosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: offspring
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.