Acts 27:16:10Acts.27.16.W10TAB
γενέσθαι
genesthai
“to become”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- geh-NEHS-thahee
- IPA
- /geˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-NES-thai
- sentence
nê-SI-on DE ti hy-po-dra-MON-tes ka-LOU-me-non KAU-da is-KHY-sa-men MO-lis pe-ri-kra-TEIS ge-NES-thai tês SKA-phês
Exegesis
The infinitive genesthai {γενέσθαι | ge-NÉS-thai} ‘to become’ combines with perikrateis {περικρατεῖς | pe-ri-kra-TEÎS} ‘in control’, forming the object of ischysamen and indicating mastery.
In context — Acts 27:16
And running under a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to gain control of the boat.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 27:16, so the Greek word γενέσθαι (genesthai) 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.27.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.16.W10.S1) and character.