γίνομαι ginomai

Greek word for “to be” · Strong’s G1096 · used 669 times in 627 verses

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Meaning

γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att.

How it is translated

Glosses given for ginomai in context, with how often each is used:

• came to pass 61
• became 46
• may become 28
• was 26
• do be 23
• there was 23
• have become 23
• came 21
• having become 18
• having come 17
• having been 17
• may happen 16

Where it is used

Also in 14 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 24 (12), Mark 4 (10), Luke 1 (10), Luke 9 (10), John 1 (9), Acts 27 (9), Matthew 26 (8), Luke 6 (8), Luke 23 (8), Acts 4 (8)

Forms

• ἐγένετο 169
• γένηται 45
• γενέσθαι 37
• Ἐγένετο 33
• γέγονεν 31
• γενομένης 30
• γίνεται 26
• γενόμενος 26
• γίνεσθε 20
• γένοιτο 16

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ginomai more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ὡς hōs “as/when” 61
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 56
• μέγας megas “great” 41
• λόγος logos “word” 38
• κατά kata “according to” 39
• εἰ ei “if” 40
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 33
• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 30
• πολύς polus “much” 34
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 35
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 33
• ἐκεῖνος ekeinos “that” 28

Key verses

The verses using ginomai that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season,…
• Romans 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty…
• 1 Corinthians 1:30 — But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• 1 Corinthians 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels…
• 1 Corinthians 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in…
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 — For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• Galatians 3:13 — Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
• Colossians 1:23 — If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every…
• 2 Peter 2:1 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even…
• Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
• Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.