γενέσια, -ων, τά, neut. pl. of adj. -ιος, -ον, relating to birth (γένεσις); 1) in Attic Gk,
a commemoration of the dead. 2) In late Gk,
a birthday feast (= cl. γενέθλια; so in π, see MM,
Exp., x; cf. also Ῥutherford,
NPhr., 184): Mat.14:6, Mrk.6:21. (
AS)