Strong’s G313 · Greek
ἀναγεννάω
anagennáō
Definition
to beget or (by extension) bear (again)
Etymology
from G303 (ἀνά) and G1080 (γεννάω);
Where the KJV renders it
- beget
- (bear) X (again)
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