Acts 19:23:1Acts.19.23.W1TAB
Ἐγένετο
egeneto
“there happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.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-GE-ne-to
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de ka-TA ton kai-RON e-KEI-non TA-ra-khos ouk o-LI-gos pe-RI tês ho-DOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with geneto {Ἐγένετο | Egé-neto} ‘it happened,’ an aorist verb frequently used as a narrative marker to introduce a new and significant episode.
In context — Acts 19:23
But during that time, there arose no small disturbance about the Way .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:23, 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.19.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.23.W1.S1) and character.