No. 522 in Greek

γεννήθηκε

"Was born."

In a sentence

Ο Πλάτων γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα.
Plato was born in Athens.
In this sentence, 'γεννήθηκε' is used as the third person singular past form of the verb 'γεννιέμαι', indicating the act of being born.
Ο γιος μου γεννήθηκε κατά τη διάρκεια μιας ηλιόλουστης μέρας.
My son was born on a sunny day.
Here, 'γεννήθηκε' describes the time and conditions of someone's birth.
Το έθνος μας γεννήθηκε μέσα από την ιστορική προσπάθεια των προγόνων μας.
Our nation was born out of the historic efforts of our ancestors.
In this context, 'γεννήθηκε' is used metaphorically to describe the creation or formation of an entity.

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