γίνομαι gínomai

Meaning

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

In the King James Version: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought

Derivation: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb;

Where it is used

• 1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.
• 1 Timothy 2:14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
• 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
• 1 Timothy 5:9 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,
• 1 Timothy 6:4 he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
• 2 Timothy 1:17 Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.
• 2 Timothy 2:18 who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
• 2 Timothy 3:9 But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
• 2 Timothy 3:11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
• Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
• Philemon 1:6 I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
• Hebrews 1:4 So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
• Hebrews 2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
• Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
• Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• Hebrews 4:3 Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
• Hebrews 5:5 So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
• Hebrews 5:9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
• Hebrews 5:11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
• Hebrews 5:12 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
• Hebrews 6:4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
• Hebrews 6:12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
• Hebrews 6:20 where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
• Hebrews 7:12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
• Hebrews 7:16 one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
• Hebrews 7:18 So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
• Hebrews 7:20 And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
• Hebrews 7:22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
• Hebrews 7:23 Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
• Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
• Hebrews 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
• Hebrews 9:22 According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
• Hebrews 10:33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
• Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
• Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
• Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
• Hebrews 11:34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
• Hebrews 12:8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
• James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
• James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
• James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
• James 2:4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
• James 2:10 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
• James 2:11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
• James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
• James 3:9 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
• James 3:10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
• James 5:2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
• 1 Peter 1:15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
• 1 Peter 2:7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
• 1 Peter 3:6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
• 1 Peter 3:13 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
• 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
• 1 Peter 5:3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
• 2 Peter 1:4 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
• 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
• 2 Peter 1:20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.