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γενετή
genetē
G1079
G:N-F Greek

birth

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Genete denotes birth as the point from which the man in John 9:1 had been blind.

The attested use refers to birth as the point from which a man had been blind in John 9:1.

Senses in use

  1. Birth as the starting point of blindness · dominant

    In John 9:1, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the description of a man whose blindness extends from birth; the APB renders the clause “a man blind from birth.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 9:1, the APB presents the clause as “blind from birth.” It confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating the term independently.

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