John 6:16:4John.6.16.W4TAB
ἐγένετο
egheneto
“came”
- Transliteration
- e-GHE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GHEh-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈɣe.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
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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-GHE-ne-to
- sentence
hôs de o-PSI-a e-GHE-ne-to ka-TE-bê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU e-PI tên THA-las-san
Exegesis
The noun opsia {ὀψία | opsía} specifies the time of day, and the aorist middle verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} forms an impersonal construction “it became evening,” signaling a completed transition in time.
In context — John 6:16
When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea .
About this coordinate
John 6:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 6:16, so the Greek word ἐγένετο (egheneto) 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.6.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.16.W4.S1) and character.