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
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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
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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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Acts 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
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Acts 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
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Acts 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
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Acts 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
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Acts 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
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Acts 4:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
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Acts 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
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Acts 4:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
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Acts 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
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Acts 5:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
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Acts 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
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Acts 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
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Acts 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
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Acts 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
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Acts 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
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Acts 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
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Acts 7:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
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Acts 7:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
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Acts 7:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
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Acts 7:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
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Acts 7:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
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Acts 7:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
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Acts 7:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
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Acts 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
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Acts 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So there was great joy in that city.
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Acts 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
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Acts 9:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
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Acts 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
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Acts 9:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
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Acts 9:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
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Acts 9:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
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Acts 9:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
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Acts 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
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Acts 10:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
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Acts 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
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Acts 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
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Acts 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
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Acts 10:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
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Acts 10:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
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Acts 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
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Acts 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
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Acts 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
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Acts 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
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Acts 12:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
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Acts 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
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Acts 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
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Acts 12:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
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Acts 12:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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Acts 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
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Acts 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
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