Acts 15:39:1Acts.15.39.W1TAB
ἐγένετο
egheneto
“there happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GHE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GHEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈɣe.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- there happened
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-GHE-ne-to
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de pa-ro-ksys-MOS HŌ-ste a-po-khō-ri-STHÊ-nai au-TOUS ap al-LÊ-lōn ton te bar-na-BÂN pa-ra-la-BON-ta ton MÂR-kon ek-PLEU-sai eis KY-pro(n)
Exegesis
egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} ‘it happened’ marks the narrative shift, with de {δὲ | dè} signaling a related episode.
In context — Acts 15:39
Then a sharp disagreement occurred, so that they separated from one another; and Barnabas took Mark and sailed away to Cyprus.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:39, so the Greek word ἐγένετο (egheneto) 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.15.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.39.W1.S1) and character.