παλιγγενεσία
palingenesia
regeneration
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word παλιγγενεσία (palingenesia) has a short but powerful definition: regeneration. This term appears only twice in the Bible. The significance of palingenesia lies in its implications of renewal and restoration to a former, better state. In essence, it suggests a transformation or rebirth that restores something to its original or ideal condition. The limited occurrence of this word in the Bible indicates that it holds specific, perhaps crucial, meaning or significance within the context of Christian theology. While we can't determine its full theological significance without considering the broader biblical narrative, palingenesia's unique definition implies a deep level of spiritual or metaphysical transformation. Given its rarity, this word likely carries considerable weight in the passages where it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Titus 3:5not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,