γνήσιος, -α, -ον (γίγνομαι), [in LXX: Sir.7:18, 3Ma.3:19 *;] 1) prop,
lawfully begotten, born in wedlock (in π, γυνὴ γ,
a lawful wife; MM, see word). 2)
true, genuine, sincere: Php.4:3, 1Ti.1:2, Tit.1:4; as subst, τὸ γ. = ἡ γνησιότης,
sincerity, 2Co.8:8. (
AS)