1075. genealogeó

Berean Strong's Lexicon

genealogeó: To trace ancestry, to record genealogy

Original Word: γενεαλογέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: genealogeó
Pronunciation: gheh-neh-al-og-eh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ghen-eh-al-og-eh'-o)
Definition: To trace ancestry, to record genealogy
Meaning: I put into a genealogy, reckon my descent.

Word Origin: From the Greek words γενεά (genea, meaning "generation") and λόγος (logos, meaning "word" or "account").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with genealogical records is יָחַשׂ (yachas, Strong's Hebrew 3187), which means "to enroll by genealogy."

Usage: The verb γενεαλογέω refers to the act of tracing or recording genealogies. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the process of documenting family lineage, which was an important practice for establishing identity, heritage, and fulfilling certain religious and social functions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, genealogies were crucial for several reasons. They established tribal affiliation, which was necessary for land inheritance and participation in religious duties. Genealogies also affirmed one's identity as part of God's chosen people, Israel. In the context of the New Testament, genealogies were significant for demonstrating Jesus Christ's fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah's lineage, particularly His descent from David.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ginomai and legó (in the sense of reckon)
Definition
to trace ancestry
NASB Translation
genealogy is...traced (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1075: γενεαλογέω

γενεαλογέω, γενεαλόγω: (present passive γενεαλογοῦμαι); to act the genealogist (γενεά and λέγω), to recount a family's origin and lineage, trace ancestry (often in Herodotus; Xenophon, Plato, Theophrastus, Lucian, Aelian, others; (the Sept. 1 Chronicles 5:2)); passive to draw one's origin, derive one's pedigree: ἐκ τίνος, Hebrews 7:6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

trace descent or ancestry

From genea and logos; to reckon by generations, i.e. Trace in genealogy -- count by descent.

see GREEK genea

see GREEK logos

Forms and Transliterations

γενεαλογηθέντων γενεαλογήσαι γενεαλογουμενος γενεαλογούμενος γενεαλογούντες εγενεαλογήθη εγενεαλογήθησαν genealogoumenos genealogoúmenos

Englishman's Concordance

Hebrews 7:6 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: δὲ μὴ γενεαλογούμενος ἐξ αὐτῶν
NAS: But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth
KJV: not counted from
INT: however not reckons genealogy from them

Strong's Greek 1075
1 Occurrence

γενεαλογούμενος — 1 Occ.