Acts 7:20:4Acts.7.20.W4TAB
ἐγεννήθη
egenneethê
“was born”
- Transliteration
- e-gen-NEE-thê
- Extended
- eh-gehn-NEE-thê
- IPA
- /e.genˈnɛː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was born
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-gen-NEE-thê
- sentence
en hôi kai-RO e-gen-NEE-thê mô-yü-SÊS KAI ÊN a-STEI-os tôi the-Ô hos a-ne-TRÁ-phê MÊ-nas TREIS en tôi OI-kô tou pa-TROS
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb egennethe {ἐγεννήθη | egennḗthē} ‘was born’ presents Moses’ birth as a completed event, with the subject Mouses {Μωϋσῆς | Mōusēs} immediately following, a common narrative ordering in Greek.
In context — Acts 7:20
At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God ; he was brought up for three months in his father's house .
About this coordinate
Acts 7:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 7:20, so the Greek word ἐγεννήθη (egenneethê) 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.7.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.20.W4.S1) and character.