Acts 27:44:23Acts.27.44.W23TAB
γῆν
gên
“land”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- gêhn
- 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
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gên
- sentence
KAI tous loi-POUS hous MEN e-PI sa-NI-sin hous DE e-PI TI-nōn TŌN a-PO tou ploi-OU KAI HOU-tōs e-GE-ne-to PAN-tas di-a-sō-THÊ-nai e-PI tên gên
Exegesis
The formula kai houtōs egéneto {καὶ οὕτως ἐγένετο | kaí hoútōs egéneto} ‘and so it happened’ introduces the result clause with the aorist passive infinitive diasōthênai {διασωθῆναι | diasōthênai} ‘to be rescued’ accompanied by the accusative pántas {πάντας | pántas} ‘all’, followed by epì tḕn gēn {ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν | epì tḕn gēn} ‘onto the land’ specifying their deliverance. The infinitive is rendered as an English finite verb to maintain readability and emphasize complete survival.
Root and etymology
gēgē
“earth, land”
In context — Acts 27:44
And the rest did so, some on boards and others on pieces from the ship; and in this way all were saved entirely onto the land.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:44:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Acts 27:44, 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.27.44.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.44.W23.S1) and character.