Daily Word

Today's word is Generation

Hebrew

GENERATION:

By: Emil G. Hirsch, J. Frederic McCurdy

This many-sided word, like its equivalents in the modern versions of the Bible, is used to translate the Hebrew "dor" and "toledah" (the latter found only in the plural). The primary meaning of "dor" is "period"; the secondary, the period bounded by the life of a man or of a single family. Thus "dor" signifies generations, or ages, of men in the past or future; it also designates the men who live in any special period or age (see especially Ps. cxlv. 4; Eccl. i. 4). From this idea of men regarded as a group bound together by relationship a transition is made to men of any particular time taken as a class connected only by contemporaneousness. Thus in "a generation that curseth its father" (Prov. xxx. 11) the class character is so strong that the persons described are spoken of throughout as a single unit.

In "toledot," on the other hand, the idea of descent by birth and family relationship gives its special force to the translating term. Thus "generations" in Gen. x. 32 means a genealogical succession of families; in Num. i. 20, genealogical divisions by parentage. A secondary and very important usage may be seen where "generations" means the history in the form of a genealogical account of any set of people along with their descendants (Gen. v. 1). All early history began with genealogical lists, and even the process of creation of heaven and earth is viewed in Gen. ii. 4 as a genealogical history. The word "toledot" is found mostly in the Hexateuch, and there only in the Priestly Code.

Greek

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  The word "generation" in Greek can be translated as: 

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  γενιά (geniá)
• γενεά (geneá)
• παραγωγή (paragogí)

The Greek word for "generation" is "γενεά" (genea). It refers to:

• A begetting, birth, or nativity. 

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• A generation of mankind or a specific age. 

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• It can also imply an interval of time or the collective sense of a group of people born around the same time. 

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  This term has been used in various Greek writings and is significant in biblical contexts as well. 

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Note: I tied to find out more about this word in the Greek language but had trouble and this is all I could really find. The above image is the Greek alphabet.

Since I could not find an image for the Greek Word of generation I want to say something about the top image that I have for posted today. The reason being that it is so true. How many people do you know that are actually doing this, That is speaking about faith to your children.  And moreover, how many people do we not know that aren't. All we have to do is look at the news to see what is going on with our youth. And adults as well.  America has gotten so far away from God and it's Christian values, that is it no wonder what is happening, is indeed what is happening. 

The following scripture says this: 

4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. Psalm 78:4

To make America Great Again, as President Trump and others want to do, is more than passing laws that do away with a evil system. It begins first with God's Word. And lots of prayer. And teaching our children what is truly right and wrong from the beginning. 

At any rate, I just wanted to add my 2 cents today, since I couldn't find more about the word generation in the Greek. 

Thanks for coming by, and God grant you blessings of peace today