John 18:37:21John.18.37.W21TAB
γεγέννημαι
gegennêmai
“was born”
- Transliteration
- ge-GEN-nê-mai
- Extended
- geh-GEHN-nê-mai
- IPA
- /ge.ˈgen.neː.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- was born
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| 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 | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ge-GEN-nê-mai
- clause
e-GÔ eis TOU-to ge-GEN-nê-mai kai eis TOU-to e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sô têi a-lê-THEI-a
- sentence
e-GÔ eis TOU-to ge-GEN-nê-mai kai eis TOU-to e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sô têi a-lê-THEI-a PAS ho ÔN ek tês a-lê-THEI-as a-KOU-ei mou tês phō-NÊS
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases eis touto {εἰς τοῦτο | eis toû-to} ‘for this’ govern the perfect verbs gegennēmai {γεγέννημαι | ge-gén-nē-mai} ‘I have been born’ and elēlytha {ἐλήλυθα | e-lḗ-lu-tha} ‘I have come,’ with the perfect aspect underscoring enduring effects of both birth and mission.
In context — John 18:37
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So, You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world , to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
About this coordinate
John 18:37:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 18:37, so the Greek word γεγέννημαι (gegennêmai) 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.18.37.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W21.S1) and character.