Word study · Greek
palingenesia
renewal, new birth
Say it: pah-lin-geh-neh-SEE-ah (approximate)
παλιγγενεσία
What it means
"Birth again," from palin (again) and genesis (beginning, birth). Greek writers could use it for a fresh start or a rebirth of the world. Matthew uses it for the renewal of all things when the Son of Man reigns. The only other New Testament use is Titus 3:5, "the washing of regeneration."
Range of meaning
- New beginningA fresh start for the world.
- New birthSpiritual rebirth, in Titus.
In Matthew
- Chapter 19
"In the renewal, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne" (19:28).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3824 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources