John 9:1:7John.9.1.W7TAB
γενετῆς
genetês
“birth”
- Transliteration
- ge-ne-TÊS
- Extended
- ge-ne-TÊS
- IPA
- /ge.neˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- birth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ge-ne-TÊS
- sentence
KAI pa-RA-gōn EI-den AN-thrō-pon ty-PHLON ek ge-ne-TÊS
Exegesis
The phrase ek genetēs {ἐκ γενετῆς | ek ge-ne-tês} ‘from birth’ marks origin and makes the blindness congenital. The Greek sequence places the disability at the end of the line, giving the condition strong final emphasis before the healing narrative begins.
Root and etymology
gennaōgamma epsilon nu nu alpha omega
“to beget, give birth”
In context — John 9:1
And, as He was moving along, He saw a man blind from birth .
About this coordinate
John 9:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 9:1, so the Greek word γενετῆς (genetês) 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.9.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.1.W7.S1) and character.