Acts 27:39:6Acts.27.39.W6TAB
γῆν
gên
“land”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- GAYN
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- land
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gên
- 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 next clause, ten gen ouk epeginoskon {τὴν γῆν οὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον | tēn gēn ouk e-pe-gí-nō-skon}, uses the imperfect of epeginoskon to describe an ongoing state of not recognizing the land, highlighting the sailors’ uncertainty despite daylight.
Root and etymology
gegamma–ēta
“earth, land”
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 27:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 27:39, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.39.W6.S1) and character.