John 1:28:4John.1.28.W4TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
TAU-ta en bê-tha-NI-a e-GE-ne-to PE-ran too i-or-DA-noo HO-poo ÊN ho i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn
Exegesis
The phrase en Bethania {ἐν Βηθανίᾳ | en Bē-thaníā} places the event in a specific locale before the main verb, and egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} serves as a narrative event marker for a completed occurrence.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to come to be, happen”
In context — John 1:28
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan , where John was baptizing.
About this coordinate
John 1:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 1:28, 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 John.1.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.28.W4.S1) and character.