John 1:6:1John.1.6.W1TAB
Ἐγένετο
egeneto
“there was”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /e.ˈɣʲe.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- there was
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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 | |
| 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 AN-thrô-pos a-pe-stal-ME-nos pa-RA the-OO O-no-ma au-TOI i-ô-AN-nês
Exegesis
The verse opens with egeneto {Ἐγένετο | E-gé-ne-to} ‘came to be’, a common Johannine way of introducing significant events or persons, functioning here as an inceptive narrative marker.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to come to be, happen”
In context — John 1:6
There came to be a man having been sent from God , whose name was John.
About this coordinate
John 1:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 1:6, 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.1.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.6.W1.S1) and character.