Acts 10:13:2Acts.10.13.W2TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“there came”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- there came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to phō-NÊ pros au-TON a-na-STAS PE-tre THY-son KAI PHA-ge
Exegesis
The verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} functions as a narrative hinge, introducing a new episode with the impersonal “it happened / there came.”
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, to happen”
In context — Acts 10:13
And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter , kill , and eat.”
About this coordinate
Acts 10:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 10:13, so the Greek word ἐγένετο (egeneto) 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 Acts.10.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.10.13.W2.S1) and character.