# γίνομαι
## Ancient Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡǐː.no.mai̯/ → /ˈʝi.no.mɛ/ → /ˈʝi.no.me/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /ɡǐː.no.mai̯/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /ˈɡi.no.mɛ/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /ˈʝi.no.mɛ/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /ˈʝi.no.me/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /ˈʝi.no.me/

### Verb

γῑ́νομαι • (gī́nomai)
* Ionic and Koine form of γίγνομαι (gígnomai)

#### Conjugation

See γίγνομαι (gígnomai) for other tenses.

### References

* “γίνομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* γίνομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* γίνομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
* “γίνομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
* G1096 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

## Greek
### Alternative forms

* γένομαι (génomai) (vernacular)

### Etymology

Inherited from Hellenistic Koine Greek γίνομαι (gínomai), from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝi.no.me/
* Hyphenation: γί‧νο‧μαι

### Verb

γίνομαι • (gínomai) deponent (past έγινα/γίνηκα, ppp γινωμένος)
* (most senses) to become
** to become, turn into
    Η κοπέλα ντράπηκε και έγινε κόκκινη.I kopéla ntrápike kai égine kókkini.The young girl was embarrassed and turned red.
    Πότε έγινε ξενοδοχείο αυτό το σπίτι;Póte égine xenodocheío aftó to spíti?When did this house become a hotel?
** to become, be created, come into being, come into existence
    Η Ελλάδα έγινε ανεξάρτητη το 1832.I Elláda égine anexártiti to 1832.Greece became independent in 1832.
    Πότε ακριβώς έγινε ο κόσμος;Póte akrivós égine o kósmos?When exactly was the world created?
* (most senses) to happen
** (only in third person singular form) to happen, occur, take place, go on
    Είδες τι γινόταν εκεί;Eídes ti ginótan ekeí?Did you see what was happening there?
    Τι έγινε, γιατί γυρίσατε περπατώντας;Ti égine, giatí gyrísate perpatóntas?What happened, why did you come back walking?
** (only in third person singular form) to become of, happen with, get to
    Τι έγινε με τον αδερφό σου, ζει ακόμα στην Αγγλία;Ti égine me ton aderfó sou, zei akóma stin Anglía?What became of your brother, is he still living in England?
    Τι γίνεται με την παραγγελία μου, γιατί καθυστερεί τόσο;Ti gínetai me tin parangelía mou, giatí kathystereí tóso?What's going on with my order, why is it so late?
    Τι έγινες; Σε ψάχνουμε παντού!Ti égines; Se psáchnoume pantoú!Where did you get to? We're looking everywhere for you!
* Plant and fruit senses.
** (of plants and fruit) to grow
    Τα λεμόνια δεν γίνονται στη βόρεια Ευρώπη.Ta lemónia den gínontai sti vóreia Evrópi.Lemons don't grow in northern Europe.
** (of plants and fruit or food in general) to ripen, be fully ripe, be ready
    Έγιναν ακόμα αυτά τα λεμόνια;Éginan akóma aftá ta lemónia?Are those lemons ripe yet?
    Κύριε, ελάτε, έγινε το φαγητό σας.Kýrie, eláte, égine to fagitó sas.Come here, sir, your food is ready.
* (only in third person singular form, with να) to be (possible), can, may
    Γίνεται να έχει κανείς καλή δουλειά χωρίς απολυτήριο;Gínetai na échei kaneís kalí douleiá chorís apolytírio?Is it possible for one to have a good job without a certificate?
    Σίγουρα δεν γίνεται να είναι αυτός, έφυγε χθες!Sígoura den gínetai na eínai aftós, éfyge chthes!Surely it can't be him, he left yesterday!

#### Synonyms

* (happen): συμβαίνω (symvaíno)
* (turn into, become): μεταβάλλω (metavállo)
* (ripen): ωριμάζω (orimázo)

#### Derived terms

* απογίνομαι (apogínomai, “to finally become, become worse”)
* καταγίνομαι (katagínomai, “to occupy oneself with”)
* ξαναγίνομαι (xanagínomai, “to become again”)
* ξεγίνομαι (xegínomai, “to become undone”)
* παραγίνομαι (paragínomai, “to become too much”)

#### Related terms

* γενέσθαι (genésthai)
* γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai)
* γινόμενο n (ginómeno)
* γινωμένος (ginoménos, “ripe”, participle)