Bible Lexicons

γένν-ημα, ατος, τό,

I

1. that which is produced or born, child, S. Tr. 315; παίδων τῶν σῶν νέατον γ. Id. Ant. 627; τῶν Λαΐου.. τις ἦν γεννημάτων Id. OT 1167: generally, any product or work, Pl. R. 597e, etc.: in pl., fruits of the earth, Plb. 1.71.1, etc.; τῶν στοιχείων Phld. Sign. 37.

2. breeding, δηλοῖ τὸ γ. ὠμὸν (sc. ὄν).. παιδός S. Ant. 471.

II Act.,

1. begetting, A. Pr. 850 (pl., s.v.l.).

2. producing, Pl. Sph. 266d.

γένημα, γενήματος, τό (from γίνομαι), a form supported by the best manuscripts in Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 12:18; Luke 22:18; 2 Corinthians 9:10, and therefore adopted by T (see his Proleg., p. 79) Tr (L WH (see WH's Appendix, p. 148 and below)), printed by Griesbach only in Luke 12:18; 2 Corinthians 9:10, but given by no grammarian, and therefore attributed by Fritzsche (on Mark, p. 619f) to the carelessness of transcribers — for Rec. (but in Luke, the passage cited Rst reads γενημ.) γέννημα, which see In Mark 14:25 Lachmann has retained the common reading; (and in Luke 12:18 Tr text WH have σῖτον. In Ezekiel 36:30 manuscripts A B read γενήματα).

STRONGS NT 1081: γέννημα γέννημα, γεννήματος, τό (from γεννάω), that which has been begotten or born;

a. as in the earlier Greek writings from Sophocles down, the offspring, progeny, of men or of animals: ἐχιδνῶν, Matthew 3:7; Matthew 12:34; Matthew 23:33; Luke 3:7; (γυναικῶν, Sir. 10:18).

b. from Polybius (1, 71, 1 etc.) on (cf. Winers Grammar, 23), the fruits of the earth, products of agriculture (in the Sept. often γεννήματα τῆς γῆς): Luke 12:18 (where Tr (txt. WH) τόν σῖτον); τῆς ἀμπέλου, Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 286. Metaphorically, fruit, reward, profit: τῆς δικαιοσύνης, 2 Corinthians 9:10 (Hosea 10:12; τῆς σοφίας, Sir. 1:17 Sir. 6:19). Further, see γένημα.

† γένημα , -τος , τό

(< γίγνομιαι ),

[in LXX chiefly fo H8393;]

a form not found in cl., but used in LXX, NT and Papyri (Bl, § 3, 10; M, Pr., 45; Deiss., BS, 184), as distinct from γέννημα , q.v., of fruit, produce of the earth: Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, Luke 12:18; Luke 22:18, 2 Corinthians 9:10 (Rec. γέννημα ).†

γέννημα , -τος , τό

( γεννάω ),

[in LXX chiefly for H8393;]

off-spring of men or animals: ἐχιδνῶν , Matthew 3:7; Matthew 12:34; Matthew 23:33, Luke 3:7 (and elsewhere in Rec. for γένημα , q.v.).†