Acts 21:1:3Acts.21.1.W3TAB
ἐγένετο
egheneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GHE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GHEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈɣe.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- it 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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Word in context
- word
e-GHE-ne-to
- sentence
hôs de e-GHE-ne-to a-na-khTHÊ-nai hê-MAS a-po-spa-STHEN-tas ap au-TÔN eu-thy-dro-MÊ-san-tes ÊL-tho-men eis tên KÔ têi de hek-SÊS eis tên HRO-don ka-KEI-then eis PA-ta-ra
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal clause hos de egeneto {Ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο | Hōs dè egéneto} ‘and when it happened,’ which introduces the main narrative event.
In context — Acts 21:1
After we had parted from them and put out to sea, we sailed a straight course and reached Cos; on the next day we arrived at Rhodes, and from there at Patara.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:1, 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.1.W3.S1) and character.