King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1103
Transliteration: gnēsios
Phonetic Spelling: (gnay'-see-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: lawfully begotten, genuine
Meaning: lawfully begotten, genuine
γνήσιος, γνησια, γνήσιον (by syncope for γενησιος from γίνομαι, γένομαι (cf. Curtius, § 128)), legitimately born, not spurious; genuine, true, sincere: Philippians 4:3; 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; τό τῆς ἀγάπης γνήσιον equivalent to τήν γνησιοτητα (A. V. (the sincerity), 2 Corinthians 8:8. (From Homer down.)
Word Summary
gnēsios: lawfully begotten, genuine
Original Word: γνήσιοςTransliteration: gnēsios
Phonetic Spelling: (gnay'-see-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: lawfully begotten, genuine
Meaning: lawfully begotten, genuine
Strong's Concordance
genuine, true, legitimateFrom the same as genesia; legitimate (of birth), i.e. Genuine -- own, sincerity, true.
see GREEK genesia
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1103: γνήσιοςγνήσιος, γνησια, γνήσιον (by syncope for γενησιος from γίνομαι, γένομαι (cf. Curtius, § 128)), legitimately born, not spurious; genuine, true, sincere: Philippians 4:3; 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; τό τῆς ἀγάπης γνήσιον equivalent to τήν γνησιοτητα (A. V. (the sincerity), 2 Corinthians 8:8. (From Homer down.)