- Original: γνήσιος - Transliteration: Gnesios - Phonetic: gnay'-see-os - Definition: 1. legitimately born, not spurious 2. true, genuine, sincere - Origin: from the same as G1077 - TDNT entry: 13:07,1 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From the same as G1077 ; legitimate (of birth) that is genuine: - own sincerity true. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • own, 2 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4 • sincerity, 1 2 Corinthians 8:8 • true, 1 Philippians 4:3