Greek · G1074, G3778 · unreviewed

γενεὰ αὕτη

A generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons) · this/He/she/it

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γενεά G1074 a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
Pronunciation geneá
A generation as both the people of an age and the timespan of their collective lifetime.
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οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
Pronunciation hoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
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What does γενεὰ αὕτη (genea hautē) mean in the Bible?

γενεά · οὗτος is a Greek word meaning "this generation".

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Meaning

this generation
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:39 · Matt 16:4 · Matt 24:34 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 13:30 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 21:32
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 1:17 · Luke 1:48
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 17:25 · Acts 2:40 · Phil 2:15 10×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Acts 15:21 · Col 1:26
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:45 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 11:30 · Acts 13:36 · Heb 3:10
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 14:16 · Eph 3:5
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 11:16 · Matt 23:36 · Luke 16:8 · Acts 8:33
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 1:50 · Eph 3:21
Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:41
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