John 2:1:7John.2.1.W7TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“took place”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈgɛ.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- took place
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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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Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
KAI TÊI hê-ME-rai TÊI TRI-TÊI GA-mos e-GE-ne-to en ka-NA TÊS ga-li-la-I-as KAI ÊN HÊ MÊ-têr TOU ee-ay-SOO e-KEI
Exegesis
The main verbal clause gamos egeneto {γάμος ἐγένετο | gá-mos e-gé-ne-to} uses the intransitive aorist middle of ginomai to present the wedding as a completed historical event that “came about” or “took place.”
In context — John 2:1
And on the third day, a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there .
About this coordinate
John 2:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 2:1, 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.2.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.1.W7.S1) and character.