γενέσια
genesia · birthday
Greek word · Strong’s number G1077 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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genesia (γενέσια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “birthday”.
Celebration.
How to say it
ge·ne·si·a
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
- A feast for the day someone was born.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 14:6
But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod,
- Mark 6:21
And an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and the commanders and the leading men of Galilee.