genea · generation

What it means

genea (γενεά) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “generation”.

The people born around the same time, or each step from parent to child in a family.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The people living at the same time.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• generation ×33
• generations ×10

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×13
• Mark×5
• Luke×15
• Acts×5
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 1:17

  So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

• Matthew 11:16

  But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the others,

• Matthew 12:39

  But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

• Matthew 12:41

  The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah; and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

• Matthew 12:42

  The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

• Matthew 12:45

  Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will be also with this evil generation.”

• Matthew 16:4

  A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.

• Matthew 17:17

  And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”

• Matthew 23:36

  Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

• Matthew 24:34

  Truly I tell you, this generation will never pass away until all these things happen.

• Mark 8:12

  And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

• Mark 8:38

  For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

• Mark 9:19

  And he answered them and says, “O unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him to me.”

• Mark 13:30

  Truly I tell you that this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things happen.

• Luke 1:48

  for he has looked upon the lowliness of his slave. For look, from now on all generations will call me happy,

• Luke 1:50

  And his mercy is for generation after generation to those who fear him.

• Luke 7:31

  “To what, then, shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

• Luke 9:41

  And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

• Luke 11:29

  And as the crowds were gathering, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

• Luke 11:30

  For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man also be one to this generation.

• Luke 11:31

  The queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

• Luke 11:32

  The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah, and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

• Luke 11:50

  so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,

• Luke 11:51

  from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

• Luke 16:8

  And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd than the sons of light in dealing with their own generation.

• Luke 17:25

  But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

• Luke 21:32

  Truly I tell you that this generation will certainly not pass away until all things take place.

• Acts 2:40

  And with many other words he testified and kept urging them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation.”

• Acts 8:33

  In his humiliation his judgment was taken away. Who will describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”

• Acts 13:36

  For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw decay;

• Acts 14:16

  who in the past generations allowed all the nations to go their ways;

• Acts 15:21

  For Moses, from ancient generations, has in every city those who proclaim him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

• Ephesians 3:5

  which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

• Ephesians 3:21

  to him be the glory in the assembly and in the Messiah Jesus to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.

• Philippians 2:15

  so that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

• Colossians 1:26

  the mystery that has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but now has been made manifest to his saints,

• Hebrews 3:10

  for forty years. Therefore I was angry with this generation, and I said: Always they go astray in their heart, and they did not know my ways.

And 6 more times.