ginomai G1096

γίνομαι (ginomai) means “to be” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

γίνομαι Greek · G1096 664 tagged occurrences in 623 verses

Pronunciation guide: ghin'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1096

γίνομαι · ginomai · to be

γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), [in LXX chiefly for היה ;] 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a first appearance in public, Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:6, al.; before ἐκ (of birth), Rom.1:3, Gal.4:4; διά, Jhn.1:3; βροντή, Jhn.12:29; σεισμός, Rev.6:12; γογγυσμός, Act.6:1; χαρά, Act.8:8, many other similar exx.; ἡμέρα, Luk.22:66, al.; ὀψέ, Mrk.11:19; πρωΐα, Mat.27:1; νύξ, Act.27:27. 2. Of events, to come to pass, take place, happen: Mat.5:18, Mrk.5:14, Luk.1:20 2:15, Act.4:21, 2Ti.2:18, al.; μὴ γένοιτο [LXX for חָלִילָה, Jhn.22:29, al.], far be it, God forbid: Rom.3:4 (ICC, in l.), 1Co.6:15 and frequently in Pl.; καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐγένετο δέ ([in LXX for וַיְהִי ;] see Burton, 142 f.; M, Pr., 16f.; Dalman, Words, 32 f.; Robertson, Gr., 1042 f.), with indic, Mat.7:28, Luk.1:8, al.; before καί and indic., Luk.8:1, Act.5:7, al.; with accusative and inf., Mrk.2:23, Luk.3:21, al.; ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο, before τοῦ with inf., Act.10:25; with dative of person(s), to befall one: with inf., Act.20:16; with accusative and inf., Act.22:6; with adv., εὖ, Eph.6:3; τ́ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ (Field, Notes, 115), Act.7:40 (LXX); before εἰς, Act.28:6. 3. to be made, done, performed, observed, enacted, ordained, etc.: Mat.6:10 19:8, Mrk.2:27 11:23, Act.19:26, al.; before διά with genitive, Mrk.6:2, Act.2:43; ὑπό, Luk.13:17; ἐκ, Luk.4:23; ἐν, 1Co.9:15; ἀπογραφή, Luk.2:2; ἀνάκρισις Act.25:26; ἄφεσις, Heb.9:22; ὁ νόμος, Gal.3:17; τὸ πάσχα, Mat.26:2. 4. to become, be made, come to be: with pred., Mat.4:3, Luk.4:3, Jhn.2:9, 1Co.13:11, al.; before ὡς, ὡσεί, Mat.10:25, Mrk.9:26; εἰς (M, Pr., 71f.), Mrk.12:1o, al.; with genitive Rev.11:15; id., of age, Luk.2:42; with dative, γ. ἀνδρί ([LXX for הָיָה לְאִישׁ, Rut.1:12, al. ;] see Field, Notes, 156), Rom.7:3, 4; before ἐν, Act.22:17, Rev.1:10, al.; ἐπάνω, Luk.19:19; μετά, with genitive, Mrk.16:[10], Act.9:19; before εἰς, ἐπί (Field, Notes, 135), κατά (ib., 62), with accusative of place, Act.20:16 21:35 27:7, al.; before ἐκ, Mrk.9:7, Luk.3:22, 2Th.2:7, al. Aoristic pf. γέγονα (M, Pr., 52, 145f.; Field, Notes, 1f.), Mat.25:6, Luk.10:36, al. Aor. ἐγενήθη (for ἐγένετο, M, Pr., 139f.; Mayser, 379), Mat.11:23, al. (Cf. απο-, δια-, επι-, παρα-, συμ-, παρα-, προ-.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

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How translators render G1096

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
vvv	40
came	32
became	22
be	21
was	18
had happened	16
certainly not	12
has become	10
become	9
happen	8
is	8
it was	8
there was	8
as	7
happened	6
took place	6
be done	5
to become	5
were	5
will be	5
arose	4
broke out	4
comes	4
had been performed	4
i became	4
i was	4
may become	4
there were	4
was made	4
appeared	3
has	3
has come	3
have been	3
have happened	3
he became	3
might become	3
there is	3
they were	3
to be	3
were performed	3
when	3
being	2
born	2
came up	2
fell	2
happening	2
has been	2
has happened	2
have become	2
he was	2
i have become	2
it becomes	2
it happens	2
it is done	2
it will be done	2
may	2
must be	2
must be done	2
perform	2
performed	2
rang out	2
reached	2
swept	2
there will be	2
this became	2
to be seen again	2
to happen	2
turned	2
was happening	2
we have become	2
we were	2
will happen	2
will not be	2
will result	2
you are	2
you have become	2
you have been	2
you have not been	2
you may be	2
you may become	2
after	1
all was	1
and after	1
and became	1
and fell	1
and you are	1
approaching	1
are	1
arrived	1
avoid	1
be met	1
becomes	1
been	1
began	1
being made	1
by becoming	1
came over	1
came over the crowd	1
came to him	1
came upon	1
come	1
come to pass	1
comes to pass	1
continued	1
did you get	1
died	1
do	1
do not be	1
do not become a stumbling block	1
does not become	1
encountered	1
exalted	1
formed	1
gain	1
grew	1
grew to	1
had become	1
had become of	1
had come	1
had not occurred	1
had spoken	1
happens	1
has already occurred	1
has become a priest	1
has been done	1
has been made	1
has brought	1
has occurred	1
has proved to be	1
have appeared	1
have been brought	1
have been finished	1
have been made	1
have come	1
have i now become	1
he	1
he becomes one	1
he came	1
he fell	1
he has	1
he has become	1
he is taken	1
he lived as	1
he may become	1
he might become	1
he perform	1
he should become	1
he spent	1
he was doing	1
i am	1
i lived	1
i may share	1
if she is	1
if she marries	1
is accomplished	1
is expressed	1
it all came	1
it comes to pass	1
it does happen	1
it had	1
it has always been	1
it has become	1
it has come to pass	1
it is	1
it may go	1
it turned to	1
it will happen	1
jesus was	1
let it be done	1
let us not become	1
loses	1
made	1
man-made gods	1
may be	1
may happen	1
may it happen	1
may such a thing never happen	1
may you never bear	1
might belong	1
might have been	1
must become	1
never	1
of becoming	1
of this	1
one day	1
our conduct was	1
paul reached	1
proving yourselves to be	1
said	1
set	1
shall have authority	1
she has become	1
she is joined	1
should be	1
should become	1
so he became	1
so will it be done	1
soon afterward	1
take place	1
that began	1
that came	1
that had been turned into	1
that has come	1
that have come	1
that have happened	1
the boy became	1
the disobedient do	1
there appeared	1
there arose	1
there came	1
there may be	1
they arrived	1
they turned to	1
they were all	1
they would be	1
this will not occur	1
to	1
to come	1
to get	1
to perform	1
to reach	1
to secure	1
to take place	1
to take place while	1
turned to	1
was a descendant	1
was about	1
was born	1
was breaking out	1
was doing	1
was not	1
was not made	1
was split	1
was underway	1
we arrived	1
we have been	1
we have come	1
we lived	1
we may be	1
we never used	1
we will be set	1
we would become	1
we would have become	1
were filled with	1
were made	1
were overcome	1
when daylight came	1
when he arrived	1
when he has	1
when he was	1
while	1
while jesus was	1
who had been	1
who have shared	1
will	1
will be needed	1
will become	1
will come to pass	1
will it be done	1
will not occur	1
will receive	1
will she be	1
will turn	1
would be	1
would come	1
would happen	1
you are to	1
you did	1
you were	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
it came to pass	56
was	52
be	28
there was	24
made	17
was come	16
came	15
were	15
god forbid	14
be ye	13
it was	13
is	11
be done	10
was made	10
became	9
it came to pass that	9
was done	9
there arose	8
be made	7
were done	7
come	6
come to pass	6
he was	6
is made	6
let	6
when	6
become	5
is become	5
may be	5
there came	5
there were	5
what was done	5
are	4
are become	4
being	4
shall be	4
are done	3
are made	3
be fulfilled	3
be it	3
done	3
had	3
had been done	3
have been	3
i was	3
is preferred	3
it is done	3
it shall be done	3
that was done	3
there is	3
to be	3
we are made	3
were made	3
when he was	3
when it was	3
ye may be	3
am made	2
ariseth	2
be thou	2
becometh	2
been	2
being made	2
did	2
hath been	2
have	2
he became	2
he is	2
he may be	2
i became	2
i was made	2
it is come to pass	2
it seemed	2
may become	2
might become	2
shall	2
that	2
they were	2
to be done	2
to become	2
waxed	2
we were	2
were come	2
which was done	2
ye	2
ye are	2
ye be	2
ye have	2
affrighted	1
am i	1
and answered	1
and became	1
and durst	1
and was made	1
are come to pass	1
are there	1
are wrought	1
arose	1
as	1
as soon as it was	1
as though	1
awaking out	1
be it done	1
became i	1
being assembled	1
being ended	1
brought	1
by means	1
came upon	1
camest thou	1
cometh	1
coming on	1
continued	1
doing	1
drawing	1
falling	1
for	1
give	1
grow	1
had been	1
hath been done	1
have lost his saltness	1
having been	1
he be	1
he be taken	1
he becometh	1
he cometh	1
he is made	1
he might be	1
he purposed	1
he should be put	1
he that was	1
i am become	1
i am made	1
i have been	1
i might be	1
is come	1
is found	1
is happened	1
is it	1
is past	1
is she	1
it be made	1
it became	1
it becometh	1
it come	1
it come to pass	1
it cometh to pass	1
it is	1
it may be	1
it should be	1
it thundered	1
laid wait	1
let him	1
let him be	1
let him become	1
let us	1
made when	1
many	1
may be done	1
may be made	1
might	1
might be	1
might be made	1
might come	1
must	1
not	1
of	1
openly	1
require	1
shall be brought to pass	1
shall be done	1
shall be made	1
shall be performed	1
shall be turned	1
shall come to pass	1
shall ye be	1
she be married	1
should be	1
should be married	1
should have	1
so be that	1
so it was	1
sounded	1
that arose	1
that it should be	1
that was made	1
there be	1
there fell	1
there followed	1
there is made	1
there may be	1
there shall be	1
they became	1
they should be	1
thou art become	1
thou art made	1
thou hast been	1
though she be married	1
to be made	1
to come	1
to him that was possessed with the devil	1
to pass	1
used we	1
vanished out	1
was any thing kept	1
was come to pass	1
was divided	1
was shewed	1
was there	1
we behaved ourselves	1
we have been	1
we might be	1
we should be made	1
wept sore	1
were finished	1
when he is	1
when he was come	1
when it is	1
when there arose	1
when there had been	1
when there was made	1
when they were	1
which came	1
which have been done	1
which is come to pass	1
which was	1
which was made	1
which was published	1
which were	1
which were done	1
whilst ye became	1
with	1
with them partakest	1
would	1
would grow	1
ye might be	1
ye were	1

Verses containing G1096

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Luke 17:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
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Luke 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
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Luke 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
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Luke 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
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Luke 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
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Luke 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
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Luke 19:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
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Luke 19:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
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Luke 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
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Luke 20:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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Luke 20:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
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Luke 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
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Luke 20:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
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Luke 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
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Luke 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
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Luke 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
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Luke 21:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
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Luke 21:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Luke 21:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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Luke 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.
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Luke 22:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
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Luke 22:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
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Luke 22:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
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Luke 22:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
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Luke 22:44 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
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Luke 22:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
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Luke 23:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
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Luke 23:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
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Luke 23:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
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Luke 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.
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Luke 23:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
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Luke 23:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
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Luke 23:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
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Luke 23:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
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Luke 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
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Luke 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
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Luke 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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Luke 24:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
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Luke 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
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Luke 24:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
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Luke 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
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Luke 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
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Luke 24:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
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Luke 24:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
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Luke 24:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
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Luke 24:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
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John 1:3 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
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John 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
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John 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
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John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
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