Acts 15:21:4Acts.15.21.W4TAB
γενεῶν
geneôn
“generations”
- Transliteration
- ge-ne-ÔN
- Extended
- geh-neh-ÔHN
- IPA
- /ge.neˈɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- generations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-ne-ÔN
- sentence
mō-yü-SÊS gar ek ge-ne-ÔN ar-kha-ÍŌN ka-TA PO-lin tous kē-RYS-son-tas au-TON E-khei en tais sy-na-gō-GAIS ka-TA PÂN SA-bba-ton a-na-gi-nō-SKO-me-nos
Exegesis
The genitive ek geneōn archaiōn {ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων | ek ge-ne-ṓn ar-khaí-ōn} “from ancient generations” employs a genitive of origin.
In context — Acts 15:21
For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who proclaim him, because he is being read in the synagogues every Sabbath .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 15:21, so the Greek word γενεῶν (geneôn) 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.15.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.21.W4.S1) and character.