noun greek

gĕnĕsis

gen. gĕnĕsis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

generation; birth; creation

generation, birth, creation.

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Lit.: in basi (statuae Minervae) quod caelatum est, Pandoras genesin appellavit (Phidias), Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 19. —

the name of the first book of Moses

Genesis, the name of the first book of Moses (the history of the creation), Tert. de Or. 6.—

the star that is rising at one's birth; a natal-star; nativity by extension •

Transf., the star that is rising at one's birth, a natal-star, nativity, horoscope: inspecta genesi, Juv. 6, 579: nota mathematicis genesis tua, id. 14, 248: quod vulgo crederetur (Mettius) genesim habere imperatoriam, Suet. Vesp. 14; id. Dom. 10.

Perseus ID: n19428 Key: genesis