γένεσις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, (γενέσθαι)

   A origin, source, Ὠκεανόν τε θεῶν γένεσιν Il.14.201; Ὠκεανοῦ, ὅς περ γ. πάντεσσι τέτυκται ib.246, cf. Pl.Tht. 180d; beginning, in dual, τοῖν γενεσέοιν ἡ ἑτέρα Id.Phd.71e.    II manner of birth, Hdt.1.204, 6.69, etc.; race, descent, Id.2.146; πατρὸς οὖσα γένεσιν Εὐρύτου S.Tr.380; κατὰ γένεσιν, opp. καθ' υἱοθεσίαν, IG12(1).181 (Rhodes).    2 Astrol., nativity, geniture, AP 11.164 (Lucill.), 183 (Id.), Epigr.Gr.314.21 (Smyrna), PLond.1.98r60 (i A. D.), Vett.Val.216.6: hence, lot, fortune, Astramps.Orac. 16.8,23.7.    III production, generation, coming into being, opp. ὄλεθρος, Parm.8.21; more usu. opp. φθορά, Pl.Phlb.55a, etc.; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, title of work by Arist.: generally, formation, πύου Hp.Aph.2.47; origination, making, ἱματίων, περὶ τὰ ἀμφιέσματα, Pl. Plt.281b,3; γ. καὶ οὐσία δικαιοσύνης Id.R.359a.    2 = τὸ γίγνεσθαι, becoming, opp. οὐσία, ib.525b, Ti.29c, Procl.Inst.45,al.    IV concrete, creation, i.e. all created things, Pl.Phdr.245e; γ. καὶ κόσμος Id.Ti.29e, freq. in Ph., as 1.3,al., cf. Plot.6.3.2, etc.    V race, kind or sort of animals, Pl.Plt.265b, etc.; family, δίδυμος γ. of the Spartan kings, Id.Lg.691d.    VI generation, age, Id.Phdr.252d: pl., Id.Plt.310d; κατὰ περίστασιν τῆς γ. according to the circumstances of his time, Porph.Sent.32.    VII παιδοπόρος γ. genitalia muliebria, AP9.311 (Phil.).    VIII Math., generation of a figure, Papp.234.4,al.    b origin of a spiral, Id.272.7; ἡ ἐν γ. εὐθεῖα the initial line, Id.286.22.