Greek · G976, G1078 · unreviewed

Βίβλος γενέσεως

:--Book. · nativity; figuratively, nature

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βίβλος G976 :--book.
Pronunciation bíblos
Formal roll or scroll, especially sacred texts, carrying connotation of reverence and authority.
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γένεσις G1078 nativity; figuratively, nature
Pronunciation génesis
Origin or birth; in James, refers to one's essential created nature or divinely-intended character.
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What does Βίβλος γενέσεως (Biblos geneseōs) mean in the Bible?

βίβλος · γένεσις is a Greek word meaning "book of origin, record of genealogy".

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Meaning

book of origin, record of genealogy
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:1
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rev 3:5
Dative · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:26 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 20:42 · Acts 1:20 · Acts 7:42 · Phil 4:3 · Rev 20:15
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 19:19
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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