John 3:25:1John.3.25.W1TAB
Ἐγένετο
egeneto
“there arose”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /e.ˈɣe.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- there arose
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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 OUN DZÊ-tê-sis ek TÔN ma-thê-TÔN i-ô-AN-noo me-TA i-ou-dAI-ou pe-RI ka-tha-ri-SMOO
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the impersonal verb egeneto {Ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} ‘it happened’ and the inferential particle oun {οὖν | oun} ‘therefore,’ linking back to the preceding context.
In context — John 3:25
Therefore, a dispute arose between some of John's disciples and a Judean concerning purification .
About this coordinate
John 3:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 3:25, 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.3.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.25.W1.S1) and character.