Acts 18:2:9Acts.18.2.W9TAB
γένει
genei
“birth”
- Transliteration
- GE-nei
- Extended
- GEH-nei
- IPA
- /ˈge.nei̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- birth
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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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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GE-nei
- sentence
KAI heu-RON TI-na iou-DAI-on o-NO-ma-ti a-KY-lan pon-ti-KON tôi GE-nei pros-PHA-tōs e-lē-ly-THO-ta a-PO tês i-ta-LI-as KAI PRI-skil-lan gy-NAI-ka au-TOU di-A to di-a-te-ta-KHE-nai KLAU-di-on khō-RI-dze-sthai PAN-tas tous iou-DAI-ous a-PO tês RHŌ-mês pro-SÊL-then au-TOIS
Exegesis
The phrase Pontikon tō̂i gȇnei {Ποντικὸν τῷ γένει | Pontikón tō̂i gȇnei} uses the dative of respect to indicate his Pontic origin.
In context — Acts 18:2
Paul found a Jew named Aquila , a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, and he went to them.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 18:2, so the Greek word γένει (genei) 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.18.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.2.W9.S1) and character.