Acts 20:18:25Acts.20.18.W25TAB
ἐγενόμην
eghenomên
“I was”
- Transliteration
- e-ghe-NO-mên
- Extended
- eh-gheh-NOH-mêhn
- IPA
- /e.geˈno.mɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ghe-NO-mên
- sentence
hôs de pa-re-GHE-non-to pros au-TON EI-pen au-TOIS hy-MEIS e-PI-stas-the a-PO PRO-tês hê-ME-ras ap hês e-PE-bên eis tên a-SI-an pôs meth hy-MÔN ton PAN-ta KHRO-non e-ghe-NO-mên
Exegesis
The aorist middle egenomēn {ἐγενόμην | egenómēn} here carries the nuance of ongoing conduct or mode of life among them, not just existence. In translation, the indirect-question structure (pōs + egenomēn) is preserved by rendering "how I was with you" or "how I lived among you," while the temporal sequence is maintained from initial arrival in Asia through the entire period of ministry.
In context — Acts 20:18
And as they came to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know from the first day that I set foot in Asia how I was with you the whole time ."
About this coordinate
Acts 20:18:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Acts 20:18, so the Greek word ἐγενόμην (eghenomên) 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.20.18.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.18.W25.S1) and character.