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John 1:3


Footnote:

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The Becoming

Strong’s #G1096, gínomai. This is not the same as #G1510 to be. “properly, to emerge, become, transitioning from one point (realm, condition) to another. 1096 (gínomai) fundamentally means become” - Helps Word Studies

The significance of this word lies in the fact that it is the root of the noun genesis (#G1078) meaning origin. Thus,

“Because if a certain-one is a hearer of a word and not a maker, this one is like a man considering the face of the genesis of himself in a mirror. For he has considered himself and he has gone away and has forgotten of what kind he was.” James 1:23 literal