[B-Greek] Matt. 1:1 - GENESIS

Harold Holmyard hholmyard at ont.com
Mon Jan 1 06:52:16 EST 2007


A. J. Birch wrote:
> This may have come up before, but a Google search didn't find anything 
> (maybe I didn't do it right).
>
> Bearing in mind:
>
> (1) the use of GENESIS in Matt. 1:18 (according to the best manuscripts);
>
> (2) its use in Luke 1:14 (is there any manuscript support for GENNHSIS 
> there?);
>
> (3) the only other occurrences in the Greek N. T. (?): James 1:23 and James 
> 3:6;
>
> (4) the existence of a perfectly good word for 'genealogy' (GENEALOGIA);
>
> wouldn't 'birth' be the most natural translation in Matt. 1:1?
>   

HH: I think so. Thanks. But I see nothing wrong with the NIV translation 
of "genealogy" either. It fits the context and the basic sense of the 
word, whose meanings include "descent" or "family" according to LSJ. 
"Manner of  birth" is another  option they give, along with generation, 
coming into being, beginning, origin, origination, source, nativity, 
geniture, making, production, formation, or creation.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard



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