Strong's Lexicon
G616
G616 — ἀποκυέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G616 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀποκυέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and the base of G2949 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | apokueo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ok-oo-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to breed forth 2. (by transference) to generate (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | beget, produce |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀποκυέω, ἀποκύω, or ἀποκύω (hence, 3 person singular present either ἀποκύει (so WH) or ἀποκύει, Jas 1:15; cf. Winers Grammar, 88 (84); Buttmann, 62 (54)); 1 aorist ἀπεκύησα; (κύω, or κυέῶ, to be pregnant; cf. ἔγκυος); to bring forth from the womb, give birth to: τινα, Jas 1:15; to produce, Jas 1:18. (4Ma 15:17; Dionysius Halicarnassus 1, 70; Plutarch, Lucian, Aelian, v. h. 5, 4; Herodian, 1, 5, 13 (5, Bekker edition); 1, 4, 2 (1, Bekker edition).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀποκυέω (beget)
James 1:15
- KJV: Then when lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death
- GK: είτα η επιθυμία συλλαβούσα τίκτει αμαρτίαν η δε αμαρτία αποτελεσθείσα αποκύει θάνατον
James 1:18
- KJV: Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures
- GK: βουληθείς απεκύησεν ημάς λόγω αληθείας εις το είναι ημάς απαρχήν των αυτού κτισμάτων