- Original: γενέσια - Transliteration: Genesia - Phonetic: ghen-es'-ee-ah - Definition: 1. a birthday celebration, a birthday feast a. the earlier Greeks used this word of funeral commemorations, a festival commemorative of a deceased friend - Origin: from a derivative of G1078 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Neuter plural of a derivative of G1078 ; birthday ceremonies: - birthday. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • birthday, 2 Mat 14:6; Mar 6:21