Luke 19:29:2Luke.19.29.W2TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- it happened
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to hōs ÊNG-gi-sen eis bēth-pha-GÊ KAI bē-tha-NI-an pros to O-ros to ka-LOU-me-non e-lai-ÔN a-PE-stei-len DY-o tôn ma-thē-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative connector kai {Καὶ | kaì} “and” plus the aorist egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} “it happened,” a characteristic Lukan way of marking a new episode.
Root and etymology
paraginomaipi–alpha–rho–alpha–gamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, to arrive”
In context — Luke 19:29
And it happened, as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany toward the mount called the Mount of Olives , that He sent two of the disciples.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:29, 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.19.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.29.W2.S1) and character.