Know the Word.

Greek word

gínomai

γίνομαι

What it means

to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

Where it comes from

a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb

How the King James translates it

  • was105
  • pass79
  • made68
  • be63
  • done39
  • come27
  • were26
  • become23

Every place it appears 645

2 Thessalonians2:7
Titus3:7
Philemon1:6
1 John2:18
3 John1:8