John 9:34:8John.9.34.W8TAB
ἐγεννήθης
egennêthês
“were born”
- Transliteration
- e-ge-NNÊ-thês
- Extended
- eh-geh-NNÊ-thêhs
- IPA
- /e.geˈnːɛː.tʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- were born
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-ge-NNÊ-thês
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san KAI EI-pan au-TOI en ha-mar-TI-ais SY e-ge-NNÊ-thês HO-los KAI SY di-DAS-keis hê-MAS KAI ek-SE-ba-lon au-TON EKS-ô
Exegesis
The aorist passive egennēthēs {ἐγεννήθης | e-gen-nḗ-thēs} with holos {ὅλος | hó-los} delivers a sweeping condemnation of his origin.
Root and etymology
gennaōgamma epsilon nu nu alpha omega
“to beget, bear, give birth”
In context — John 9:34
They answered and said to him, “Altogether you were born in sins, and you are teaching us?” And they cast him out.
About this coordinate
John 9:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 9:34, so the Greek word ἐγεννήθης (egennêthês) 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.9.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.34.W8.S1) and character.