γενέσια

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G1077

Transliteration: genésia

Pronunciation: ghen-es'-ee-ah

Definition: birthday

- Original: γενέσια

- Transliteration: Genesia

- Phonetic: ghen-es'-ee-ah

- Definition:

1. a birthday celebration, a birthday feast

a. the earlier Greeks used this word of funeral commemorations, a festival commemorative of a deceased friend

- Origin: from a derivative of G1078" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1078

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter

- Strong's: Neuter plural of a derivative of G1078" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1078; birthday ceremonies: - birthday.