Acts 9:43:1Acts.9.43.W1TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- it happened
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de hê-ME-ras hi-ka-NAS MEI-nai en i-OP-pê pa-RA TI-ni SI-mō-ni byr-SEI
Exegesis
The narrative marker egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} “it happened” introduces a new event.
In context — Acts 9:43
And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner .
About this coordinate
Acts 9:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 9:43, so the Greek word ἐγένετο (egeneto) 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.9.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.43.W1.S1) and character.