ἈΝΕΓΕΝΝΗΘΗΜΕΝ, ἀνεγεννηθημεν
ANEGENNĒTHĒMEN, anegennēthēmen
Sounds Like: ah-neh-geh-NEEN-thee-men
Translations: we were born again, we have been born again
From the root: ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to be born again' or 'to be begotten again'. It is often used in a spiritual sense to describe a new spiritual birth or regeneration. The prefix 'ἀνα-' (ana-) means 'again' or 'anew', and 'γεννάω' (gennaō) means 'to beget' or 'to give birth'. In this form, it describes an action that has been completed in the past with ongoing results, specifically that 'we' (the subject) have undergone this spiritual rebirth.
Inflection: First Person Plural, Aorist, Indicative, Passive
Strong’s number: G0308 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 61:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΑΓΕΓΕΝΝΗΜΕΝΟΙ — having been born again, having been begotten again, regenerated
- ἈΝΑΓΕΝΝΩΝΤΑΙ — are being born again, are being begotten again, are being regenerated
- ΑΝΑΓΕΓΕΝΝΗΜΕΝΟΙ — having been born again, born again, regenerated
- ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΑΩ — to beget again, to give birth again, to regenerate, to cause to be born again
- ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΗΘΕΙΣ — having been born again, having been begotten again
- ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΗΣΑΣ — having begotten again, having regenerated, having caused to be born again
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