Acts 7:39:5Acts.7.39.W5TAB
γενέσθαι
genesthai
“to become”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- geh-NEHS-thai
- IPA
- /geˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ge-NES-thai
- sentence
hô ouk ê-THEE-lê-san hy-PÊ-ko-oi ge-NES-thai hoi pa-TE-res hê-MON al-LA a-PÔ-san-to kai e-STRA-phê-san en tais kar-DI-ais au-TÔN eis AI-gy-pton
Exegesis
The negated aorist verb ēthelēsan {ἠθέλησαν | ē-the-lē-san} with the infinitival complement hupēkooi genesthai {ὑπήκοοι γενέσθαι | hu-pḗ-ko-oi ge-nés-thai} forms a volitional construction, “were not willing to become obedient,” emphasizing a deliberate refusal rather than inability.
In context — Acts 7:39
To whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt .
About this coordinate
Acts 7:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 7:39, so the Greek word γενέσθαι (genesthai) 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.7.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.39.W5.S1) and character.