Luke 17:26:3Luke.17.26.W3TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- it happened
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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
KAI ka-THÔS e-GE-ne-to en TAIS hê-ME-rais NÔ-e HOU-tôs ES-tai KAI en TAIS hê-ME-rais tou hy-OU tou an-THRÔ-pou
Exegesis
The aorist verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} ‘it happened’ presents the events of Noah’s time as a completed historical reality.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, to come about”
In context — Luke 17:26
And just as it happened in the days of Noah , so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man .
About this coordinate
Luke 17:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:26, 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 Luke.17.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.26.W3.S1) and character.