Acts 27:39:4Acts.27.39.W4TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“came”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
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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 | |
| 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-GE-ne-to
- sentence
HO-te de hê-ME-ra e-GE-ne-to tên gên ouk e-pe-GI-nô-skon KOL-pon DE TI-na ka-te-NO-oun E-khon-ta ai-gi-a-LON eis hon e-bou-LEU-on-to ei DY-nain-to ek-SÔ-sai to PLOI-on
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal conjunction hote {Ὅτε | hó-te} introducing a time-setting clause, followed by the aorist middle verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} and the subject hemera {ἡμέρα | hē-mé-ra}, “day,” which together mark the transition from night to morning.
In context — Acts 27:39
When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a shore, and they planned, if they might be able, to run the ship aground there.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 27:39, 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.27.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.39.W4.S1) and character.