γενέσι-ος,ον,
A.
= γενέθλιος, θεός
Plu. 2 . 402a ; epith. of Posidon, Paus. 2.38.4 .
II. Γενέσιον,τό , shrine of PosidonΓ., Paus.l.c.
III. γενέσια,τά ,day kept in memory of the birthday of the dead, Hdt. 4.26 , cf. Ammon. p.36V. , Phryn. 83 ; to be distinguished fromγενέθλια birthday-feast, though used for it in Pl. Lg. 784d (s. v. l.) and later Gk., POxy. 736.56 (i B. C. /i A. D.), PFay. 114.20
(i/ii A. D.), etc., Alciphr. 3.18 and 55 , Ev.Matt. 14.6 , Ev.Marc. 6.21 , D.C. 47.18 ; soἡ γ. ἡμέρα,
= ἡ γενέθλιος , CIG 2883c (Branchidae);ἡ γ.alone, OGI 583.14 (Cyprus); τῇ τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ ἐμμήνῳ γ.
IGRom. 4.353b
(Pergam.,ii A. D.).