Acts 22:6:1Acts.22.6.W1TAB
Ἐγένετο
egeneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to DE moi po-reu-o-ME-nō KAI en-GI-zon-ti tê da-mas-KÔ pe-RI me-sēm-BRI-an ek-SAIPH-nēs ek tou ou-ra-NOU pe-ri-a-STRAP-sai PHŌS hi-ka-NON pe-RI e-ME
Exegesis
The verse begins with the impersonal narrative marker egeneto {Ἐγένετο | Egéneto} “it happened,” introducing a past event in a vivid storytelling style.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, to happen”
In context — Acts 22:6
But it happened to me, as I was traveling and drawing near to Damascus about noon, that suddenly from heaven a great light flashed around me.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 22:6, 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.22.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.6.W1.S1) and character.