γεννάω gennáō

Meaning

to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate

In the King James Version: bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring

Derivation: from a variation of G1085 (γένος);

Where it is used

• 1 John 3:9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
• 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
• 1 John 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
• 1 John 5:4 because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
• 1 John 5:18 We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.