Genesis denotes an origin or beginning, and in one occurrence the birth of a child.

The attested uses chiefly concern an origin or beginning: Jesus’ origin, a person’s origin, and the “course of origin” set aflame by the tongue. A single occurrence presents the term in the context of a child’s birth.

1. Origin or beginning · dominant

   In Matthew 1:1 the genitive singular form stands in the heading that the APB renders “Book of the origin of Jesus Christ.” Matthew 1:18 uses the nominative singular form in the clause introducing how Jesus Christ’s origin was, while James 1:23 speaks of a man observing “the face of his origin” and James 3:6 of the tongue setting on fire “the course of origin.”

   Matthew 1:1Matthew 1:18James 1:23James 3:6
2. Birth · rare

   In Luke 1:14, the dative singular form occurs in the announcement that many will rejoice; the APB renders the clause “many will rejoice at his birth.”

   Luke 1:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the term with “origin” in Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:18, James 1:23, and James 3:6, including “course of origin,” and with “birth” in Luke 1:14. These renderings confirm the clauses’ contexts rather than supply a precise lexical division.