γενέσια

Neuter plural of a derivative of G1078

γενέσια genesia 2x

    pr. a day observed in memory of the dead; in NT equivalent to γενέθλια, celebration of one’s birthday, birthday-festival, Mat 14:6; Mar 6:21

G1077 — γενέσια

γενεσίων, τά (cf. Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)) (from the adjective γενέσιος from γένεσις), a birthday celebration, a birth-day feast: Mar 6:21; Mat 14:6; (Alciphron epistles 3, 18 and 55; Dio Cassius, 47, 18, etc.; ἡ γενέσιος ἡμέρα, Josephus, Antiquities 12, 4, 7). The earlier Greeks used γενέσια of funeral commemorations, a festival commemorative of a deceased friend (Latinferiaedenicales), see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 103f; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 184; Winers Grammar, 24 (23)). Cf. Keim, ii., p. 516 (iv. 223 English translation).

* γενέσια , - ων , τά ,

neut. pl. of adj. - ιος , - ον , relating to birth

( < γένεσις );

1. in Attic Gk ., a commemoration of the dead.

2. In late Gk ., a birthday feast ( = cl . γενέθλια ; so in Papyri, v. MM , Exp., x; cf. also Rutherford, NPhr. , 184): Mat 14:6, Mar 6:21. †

詞類次數：名詞（2）

原文字根：成為

字義溯源：生日，慶祝生日；源自（G1078（γένεσις）=誕生）；而G1078（γένεσις）出自（G1074（γενεά）=族系），G1074（γενεά）出自（G1085（γένος）=親戚，族裔），G1085（γένος）出自（G1096（γίνομαι）*=成為）

出現次數：總共（2）；太（1）；可（1）

譯字彙編：

1）生日（2）太14:6；可6:21