γνήσιος
gnēsios · genuine, true
Greek word · Strong’s number G1103 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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gnēsios (γνήσιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “genuine, true”.
Genuine, sincere, true; what really is what it seems; also a legitimate child.
How to say it
gnē·si·os
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
- Legitimate, real, not pretended.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- genuine ×2
- genuineness ×1
- true ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 8:8
I am not speaking as a command, but through the earnestness of others testing also the genuineness of your love.
- Philippians 4:3
Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who struggled together with me in the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
- 1 Timothy 1:2
to Timothy, my genuine child in faith: grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Lord.
- Titus 1:4
to Titus, my genuine child in a common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Savior.