Acts 13:19:10Acts.13.19.W10TAB
γῆν
gên
“land”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- gên
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- land
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gên
- sentence
KAI ka-the-LŌN ETH-nē hep-TA en gê kha-NA-an ka-te-klē-ro-NO-mē-sen tēn gên au-TŌN
Exegesis
Its direct object is ten gen auton {τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν | tēn gēn autôn} ‘their land’, where auton most naturally refers back to the dispossessed nations whose land is transferred. The subject is implicit but contextually clear as God, carried over from the preceding discourse about God’s actions for Israel. The Greek syntax places the participle before the main verb, emphasizing the two-step pattern of judgment (destruction of the nations) followed by gift (granting the land as inheritance). The formal translation preserves this temporal sequencing with “after He destroyed… He gave,” while the dynamic rendering uses “after God wiped out… He handed over” to convey both the severity of judgment and the generosity of the inheritance in accessible contemporary language.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“land, earth”
In context — Acts 13:19
And after He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 13:19, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.13.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.19.W10.S1) and character.