Luke 19:9:13Luke.19.9.W13TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“came”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GE-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
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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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Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
EI-pen de pros au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti SÊ-me-ron sô-tê-REE-a tôi OI-kôi TOU-tôi e-GE-ne-to ka-THO-ti kai au-TOS hy-OS a-bra-AM es-TIN
Exegesis
The aorist middle verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} is used in a constative sense to mark the decisive occurrence of salvation’s arrival.
Root and etymology
paraginomaipi–alpha–rho–alpha–gamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, to arrive”
In context — Luke 19:9
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 19:9, 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.19.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.9.W13.S1) and character.