Strong’s G1103 · Greek

γνήσιος
gnḗsios

Definition

legitimate (of birth), i.e. genuine

Etymology

from the same as G1077 (γενέσια);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • own
  • sincerity
  • true

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.