Acts 27:29:16Acts.27.29.W16TAB
γενέσθαι
genesthai
“to come”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- geh-NEHS-thai
- IPA
- /ɣeˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
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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Word in context
- word
ge-NES-thai
- sentence
pho-BOU-me-NOI te MÊ pou ka-TA tra-KHEIS TO-pous ek-PE-sô-men ek PRYM-nês HRI-psan-tes AN-gy-ras TESS-sa-ras EU-khon-to hê-ME-ran ge-NES-thai
Exegesis
The imperfect verb ēuchonto {ηὔχοντο | ēúchonto} portrays sustained prayer, governing the infinitive hēmeran genesthai {ἡμέραν γενέσθαι | hēméran genésthai} ‘that day might come,’ which conveys their plea for morning’s arrival. The syntax moves from fear, through preventative action, to persistent appeal, reflecting narrative progression under dire maritime threat.
In context — Acts 27:29
Fearing that we might run aground on rough places, they cast four anchors from the stern and kept praying for day to come.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:29:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 27:29, 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.27.29.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.29.W16.S1) and character.