genesis

¹

[ jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural gen·e·ses [jen, -, uh, -seez].

1. an origin, creation, or beginning.

Genesis

²

[ jen-uh-sis ]

noun

1. the first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs. : Gen.

-genesis

³

1. a combining form of genesis:

   parthenogenesis.

-genesis

¹

combining form

1. indicating genesis, development, or generation

   biogenesis

   parthenogenesis

Genesis

²

/ ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt

genesis

³

/ ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. a beginning or origin of anything

Genesis

1. The first book of the Old Testament ; its first words are “In the beginning ” ( genesis is a Greek word for “beginning”). It covers the time from the beginning of the world through the days of the patriarchs , including the stories of the Creation , Adam and Eve , the Fall of Man , Cain and Abel , Noah and the Flood , God's covenant with Abraham, Abraham and Isaac , Jacob and Esau , and Joseph and his brothers .

Derived Forms

• -genetic, combining_form:in_adjective

Other Words From

• hy·per·gen·e·sis noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of genesis¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin: “generation, birth,” from Greek génesis “origin, source”

Origin of genesis²

First recorded before 1100; from Latin: literally “generation, creation,” from Greek Génesis, the Greek rendering of Hebrew bĕrēʾshith, the first word of the Biblical book, traditionally translated “in the beginning”; genesis ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of genesis¹

New Latin, from Latin: genesis

Origin of genesis²

Old English: via Latin from Greek; related to Greek gignesthai to be born

Example Sentences

Genesis is not planning any vaccine requirements for staff, said Feifer, the chain’s chief medical officer, although he acknowledged vaccine hesitancy could be a challenge.

From Washington Post

Thank you so much for being a part of the genesis of “Dear Sophie” over the course of this year.

From TechCrunch

Part of the genesis was also my frustration with the billions of dollars that are spent and largely wasted on paid advertising in election cycles.

From Freakonomics

Square doesn’t specify which OTC service it used, but points to a list of brokers it’s used in the past that cites Circle, ItBit, Genesis and Cumberland.

From Fortune

The company has three other subsidiaries, including the trading firm Genesis, and Grayscale, a firm that packages currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum into shares for the stock market.

From Fortune

(Genesis 9:25) You disclaim these voices from the past, but to LGBT people, your voice sounds a lot like theirs.

From The Daily Beast

According to Genesis, when God created humanity he created “humankind in his image” and “male and female he created them.”

From The Daily Beast

You are in some way in line with the creative genesis of the universe.

From The Daily Beast

Even in the 1930s at the genesis of his long relationship with Vogue, the sheer drama of his work obliterated the competition.

From The Daily Beast

Q: What was the genesis of the film; and what made you interested in working with Joan?

From The Daily Beast

Obviously a tremendous question arises here as to how a story should be found in Genesis xiv.

From Project Gutenberg

Hunis versified the whole book of Genesis, calling it a hive full of honey.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, the latter played so important a part in the genesis of this work that it is necessary to speak of it in detail.

From Project Gutenberg

But, on reference to the Sanscrit, there is a curious identity apparent between the second verse in Genesis and a Hindoo idea.

From Project Gutenberg

Do you remember that passage of the Bible which some one read before us; it was the twenty-fifth chapter of Genesis.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• origin
• provenance