John 1:13:16John.1.13.W16TAB
ἐγεννήθησαν
egennêthēsan
“were born”
- Transliteration
- e-ge-NNÊ-thē-san
- Extended
- eh-ge-NNÊH-tʰêh-sahn
- IPA
- /e.geˈn.nɛː.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were 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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ge-NNÊ-thē-san
- sentence
HOI ouk eks hai-MA-tōn ou-DE ek tʰe-LÊ-ma-tos sar-KOS ou-DE ek tʰe-LÊ-ma-tos an-DROS AL ek tʰe-OU e-ge-NNÊ-thē-san
Exegesis
This conjunction introduces the climactic contrast: ek theou {ἐκ θεοῦ | ek the-oû} ‘from God’ as the true source, followed by the main verb egennethesan {ἐγεννήθησαν | e-gen-nē-thē-san} ‘they were born’. The aorist passive form underscores that the birth is a completed event effected by God rather than by human agency. In translation, the parallelism of the three human sources versus the single divine source is preserved, and the final position of “from God” is maintained to keep the rhetorical climax.
In context — John 1:13
Who were not born from bloods , nor from the will of the flesh, nor from the will of a man, but from God they were born.
About this coordinate
John 1:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 1:13, so the Greek word ἐγεννήθησαν (egennêthēsan) 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 John.1.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.13.W16.S1) and character.