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GreekG3824Noun (Feminine)

παλιγγενεσία

palingenesia

2Occurrences
G3824Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(spiritual) rebirth (the state or the act), i.e. (figuratively) spiritual renovation; specially, Messianic restoration

from G3825 (πάλιν) and G1078 (γένεσις);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
new birth, renewal, restoration, regeneration; (a) of persons (Plut., Phil.), of spiritual regeneration, *διὰ λουτροῦ παλινγενεστίας *(genitive attr., see Ellic., in l); (b) of the world, as in Stoics, Jewish Apocal. (see Dalman, Words, 177 ff.).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

παλιγγενεσία appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
1
Titus
1

Key Passages

Matthew 19:28BSB

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Titus 3:5BSB

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.