Acts 28:8:1Acts.28.8.W1TAB
Ἐγένετο
egheneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GHE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GHEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- it happened
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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-GHE-ne-to
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de ton pa-TE-ra tou pop-LI-ou py-re-TOIS kai dy-sen-te-RI-ō sy-ne-KHO-me-non ka-ta-KEIS-thai pros hon ho PAU-los ei-sel-THON kai pro-seu-KSA-me-nos e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras au-TOI i-A-sa-to au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with egeneto {Ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to}, an impersonal aorist middle verb acting as a narrative marker, with de {δὲ | dé} linking the account to the prior events. The accusative-and-infinitive construction ton patera tou Popliou ...
In context — Acts 28:8
Now it happened that the father of Publius lay sick, afflicted with fevers and dysentery. Paul went in to him and, after praying , laid his hands on him and healed him.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 28:8, so the Greek word Ἐγένετο (egheneto) 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.28.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.8.W1.S1) and character.