1 Corinthians 13:11:141 Cor.13.11.W14TAB
γέγονα
gegona
“I became”
- Transliteration
- GE-go-na
- Extended
- GEH-goh-nah
- IPA
- /ˈge.go.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- I became
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
GE-go-na
- sentence
HO-te Ê-men NÊ-pi-os e-LA-loun hôs NÊ-pi-os e-PHRO-noun hôs NÊ-pi-os e-lo-gi-DZO-men hôs NÊ-pi-os HO-te GE-go-na a-NÊR ka-TÊR-gê-ka ta tou nê-PI-ou
Exegesis
The second hote-clause introduces the turning point with gegona {γέγονα | gé-go-na} “I have become,” a perfect tense that emphasizes the present result of a completed transition to maturity.
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child , I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man , I set aside the ways of a child.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Corinthians 13:11, so the Greek word γέγονα (gegona) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.13.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.11.W14.S1) and character.