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γένος

Third declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: γένος γένεος

Structure: γενο (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: gi/gnomai

Sense

  1. offspring, descendant
  2. family, clan
  3. nation, race
  4. gender
  5. any type or class

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • τοιγαροῦν ὁ τοῦ κόσμου κτίστησ, ὁ πλάσασ ἀνθρώπου γένεσιν καὶ πάντων ἐξευρὼν γένεσιν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὴν ζωὴν ὑμῖν πάλιν ἀποδώσει μετ̓ ἐλέουσ, ὡσ νῦν ὑπερορᾶται ἑαυτοὺσ διὰ τοὺσ αὐτοῦ νόμουσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 7:23)
  • ἐφ̓ ὑστέρῳ δὲ εἶδον καὶ νέαν γένεσιν ὀρνέων, ὅτι ἐπιθυμίᾳ προαχθέντεσ ᾐτήσαντο ἐδέσματα τρυφῆσ. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 19:11)
  • καθάπερ γὰρ ἐν βουλετηρίῳ τῇ ἑαυτῆσ ψυχῇ δεινοὺσ ὁρῶσα συμβούλουσ, φύσιν καὶ γένεσιν καὶ φιλοτεκνίαν καὶ τέκνων στρέβλασ, (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 15:25)
  • τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ διαστήματι περιωρίσθω ἡμῖν ἡ τοῦ ὀρχηστοῦ πολυμαθία καὶ τὰ διὰ μέσου μάλιστα ἴστω, Οὐρανοῦ τομήν, Ἀφροδίτησ γονάσ, Τιτάνων μάχην, Διὸσ γένεσιν, Ῥέασ ἀπάτην, λίθου ὑποβολήν, Κρόνου δεσμά, τὸν τῶν τριῶν ἀδελφῶν κλῆρον. (Lucian, De saltatione, (no name) 37:2)

Synonyms

  1. offspring

  2. nation

  3. gender

  4. any type or class

Related

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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