Description
Further limits or describes the head noun
βάπτισμα [μετανοίας]
Attributive
Denotes an attribute or innate quality of the head term
τῷ ῥήματι [τῆς δυνάμεως] αύτοῦ
Possession
Identifies ownership
καὶ εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκον [Φιλίππου]
Relationship
Denotes a family relationship
Ἰάκωβον τὸν [τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου]
Source
Indicates the origin of the head noun (“from”)
τὴν [τοῦ θεοῦ] δικαιοσύνην
Material or Content
Indicates the material of which the head noun is made or specifies the content of an object
mat: γόμον χρυσοῦ
con: ποτήριον ὕδατος
Partitive
Whether by itself or in conjunction with the preposition ἀπό or ἐκ, the articular noun in the genitive denotes the whole of which the head noun is a part
ἕν [τῶν πλοίων]
Subjective
Functions semantically as the subject
τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης [τοῦ Χριστοῦ]
Objective
Functions semantically as the object
ἔχετε πίστιν [θεοῦ]
Time or Place
Indicates the location in time or space of the action
ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν [νυκτὸς] τὸ πρῶτον
Separation
Indicates motion away from or distance
ἀποστήσονταί τινες [τῆς πίστεως]
Means or Agency
Conveys the impersonal means or personal agent by which a given action is carried out
ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστιν [κακῶν]
Comparison
Used to denote comparison in conjunction
μείζων ἐστὶν ὁ θεὸς [τῆς καρδίας] ἡμῶν
Price
Indicates the price that is paid or the value of the noun
ἠγοράσθητε… [τιμῆς]
Apposition
Alternate designation of a genitive head houn
διὰ Ἰερεμίου [τοῦ προφήτου]
Direct Object
Verbs of sensation, emotion or volition, ruling, sharing take their direct object in the gen.
μή [τινος] ὑστερήσατε
