G3824 — παλιγγενεσία (paliggenesia)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3824
Original: παλιγγενεσία
Transliteration: paliggenesia
Pronunciation: pal-ing-ghen-es-ee'-ah
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Components: πάλιν (palin, G3825 "again") + γένεσις (genesis, G1078 "birth, origin")
Occurrences: 2 in NT (2 unique verses, 2 tokens)
First Occurrence: Matt 19:28 — "That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory"
Hapax Legomenon: No (appears in 2 verses)

Lexicon Definition¶

From G3825 (palin, "again") and G1078 (genesis, "birth/origin"); (spiritual) rebirth (the state or the act); renovation of the world at the messianic advent.

Louw-Nida glosses: "to be born again," "to experience new birth," "rebirth."

Louw-Nida Semantic Domains¶

Domain 041005: Change Behavior
Other words: ἀμετανόητος (G279), ἄνωθεν (G509), γεννάω (G1080), ἐπιστρέφω (G1994), ἐπιστροφή (G1995), μετανοέω (G3340), μετάνοια (G3341), στρέφω (G4762)
Domain 067008: Indefinite Units of Time: Age, Lifetime, Interval, Period
Other words: αἰών (G165), γενεά (G1074), ἡμέρα (G2250)

The dual-domain assignment reflects the word's two contextual usages: behavioral change (Titus 3:5 — personal rebirth) and temporal-cosmic period (Matt 19:28 — the renewed age).

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
regeneration	1	50%
of regeneration	1	50%

The KJV uses "regeneration" exclusively — no alternative English renderings.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Titus	1	2.2
Matthew	1	0.1

Confined to two books: one Pauline pastoral epistle and one Synoptic Gospel. Absent from John (which uses γεννάω ἄνωθεν for the "born again" concept), from the rest of Paul's letters, and from all other NT writings.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Cosmic Re-creation / Messianic Renewal¶

Matt 19:28 — "And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."

Here paliggenesia refers to the eschatological renewal of all things — the re-created world order coinciding with the Son of Man's enthronement. The dative (παλινγενεσίᾳ) marks a temporal sphere: "in the regeneration" = in/during the renewed age.

2. Personal Spiritual Rebirth¶

Titus 3:5 — "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"

Here paliggenesia describes individual spiritual rebirth — the inner transformation effected by divine mercy, coordinated with "washing" (λουτρόν, G3067) and "renewing" (ἀνακαίνωσις, G342). The genitive (παλινγενεσίας) modifies "washing."

Morphological Forms¶

Reference	Form	Parsing
Matt 19:28	παλινγενεσίᾳ	Dative Singular Feminine
Titus 3:5	παλινγενεσίας	Genitive Singular Feminine

No nominative or accusative forms are attested in the NT.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
θρόνος (thronos)	G2362	1x	"in the regeneration when... sit in the throne" — enthronement context
δόξα (doxa)	G1391	1x	"throne of his glory" — glory accompanies the cosmic renewal
κρίνω (krino)	G2919	1x	"judging the twelve tribes" — judgment follows regeneration
δώδεκα (dodeka)	G1427	1x	"twelve thrones... twelve tribes" — restored Israel in the regeneration
λουτρόν (loutron)	G3067	1x	"washing of regeneration" — cleansing paired with rebirth
ἀνακαίνωσις (anakainosis)	G342	1x	"regeneration and renewing" — rebirth + ongoing renewal
πνεῦμα (pneuma)	G4151	1x	"renewing of the Holy Ghost" — Spirit as agent of regeneration
ἔλεος (eleos)	G1656	1x	"according to his mercy he saved us" — mercy grounds regeneration
δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosyne)	G1343	1x	"not by works of righteousness" — regeneration contrasted with works

With only 2 verses, all collocations appear exactly once. The Matt 19:28 cluster (throne, glory, judging, twelve) marks cosmic-eschatological context. The Titus 3:5 cluster (washing, renewing, Spirit, mercy) marks personal-soteriological context.

Domain Neighbors (041005 — Change Behavior)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total Verses	Primary KJV Translation(s)
G279	ἀμετανόητος	1	impenitent
G509	ἄνωθεν	8	from above, again
G1080	γεννάω	33	begat, is born
G1994	ἐπιστρέφω	9	return, to turn
G1995	ἐπιστροφή	1	conversion
G3340	μετανοέω	12	repent
G3341	μετάνοια	23	repentance
G4762	στρέφω	9	turned

Word Family / Cognates¶

G3825 πάλιν (palin) — adverb: again, once more (142 occurrences; first component)
G1078 γένεσις (genesis) — noun: birth, origin, nature (3 occurrences; second component)
G1080 γεννάω (gennao) — verb: to beget, give birth (97 occurrences; cognate of genesis component)
G1074 γενεά (genea) — noun: generation, age (43 occurrences; same root family)

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
ἀνακαίνωσις (anakainosis)	G342	Both describe spiritual renewal	anakainosis = "renewing" (continuous process); paliggenesia = "regeneration" (the new-birth event itself)
ἀναγεννάω (anagennao)	G313	Both express "born again" concept	anagennao = verb "to beget again" (1 Pet 1:3, 23); paliggenesia = noun "rebirth/regeneration"
ἄνωθεν (anothen)	G509	Both used for being "born again" (John 3:3, 7)	anothen = adverb "from above" or "again"; paliggenesia = noun denoting the rebirth itself
ἀνακαινίζω (anakainizo)	G340	Both concern making new	anakainizo = verb "to renew/restore" (Heb 6:6); paliggenesia = noun for the initial re-creation
ἀνακαινόω (anakainoo)	G341	Both concern renewal	anakainoo = verb "to renovate" (2 Cor 4:16, Col 3:10); paliggenesia = noun for rebirth event

Synonyms¶

From Louw-Nida domain neighbors: - μετάνοια (metanoia) G3341 — repentance (change of mind/direction) - ἐπιστροφή (epistrophe) G1995 — conversion (turning back)

Referenced In¶

G1096-ginomai.md — listed as word-family cognate
G3340-metanoeo.md — domain neighbor
G3341-metanoia.md — domain neighbor

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew sources found via LXX mapping. The word παλιγγενεσία does not appear in the LXX as a translation of any Hebrew term; it entered Greek as a Stoic philosophical term for cosmic renewal and was adopted into Jewish and Christian usage independently.