John 5:6:17John.5.6.W17TAB
γενέσθαι;
genesthai
“to become”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- ge-NES-thai
- IPA
- /geˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ge-NES-thai
- sentence
TOU-ton i-DÔN ho ee-ay-SOOS ka-ta-KEI-me-non KAI GNOUS HO-ti po-LYN Ê-DÊ KHRO-non E-khei LE-gei au-TOI THE-leis hy-gi-ÊS ge-NES-thai
Exegesis
The direct speech introduces the question theleis hygiēs genesthai {θέλεις ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι | thé-leis hy-giḗs ge-nés-thai}, where theleis “you wish” governs the predicate adjective hygiēs “healthy” with the infinitive genesthai “to become,” forming a construction meaning “do you want to become healthy?” In translation, the participles idōn and gnous are rendered as temporal and circumstantial clauses (“When Jesus saw… and knew…” / “since He knew…”), reflecting their background function, while legei is preserved as a simple narrative “He said/He asked.” The ὅτι-clause is translated as an object clause of knowing, and the question retains its focus on the man’s will rather than merely on his need.
In context — John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been there a long time , He said to him, “Do you wish to become healthy?”
About this coordinate
John 5:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 5:6, so the Greek word γενέσθαι; (genesthai) 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.5.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.6.W17.S1) and character.