Luke 18:23:6Luke.18.23.W6TAB
ἐγενήθη
egeneethê
“became”
- Transliteration
- e-ge-NEE-thê
- Extended
- eh-geh-NEE-thê
- IPA
- /e.geˈneː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- became
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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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-ge-NEE-thê
- sentence
ho de a-KOU-sas TAU-ta pe-RI-ly-pos e-ge-NEE-thê ÊN gar PLOU-si-os SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The predicate adjective perilypos {περίλυπος | pe-rí-lu-pos} placed before the main verb and linked with the aorist passive (intransitive) verb egenethe {ἐγενήθη | e-ge-nḗ-thē} forms a change-of-state construction, portraying the man’s entrance into a condition of deep grief.
In context — Luke 18:23
But when he heard these things, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely rich .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 18:23, so the Greek word ἐγενήθη (egeneethê) 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.18.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.23.W6.S1) and character.