Luke 21:32:9Luke.21.32.W9TAB
γενεὰ
genea
“generation”
- Transliteration
- ge-ne-A
- Extended
- geh-neh-AH
- IPA
- /ge.neˈa/
Meaning by language
- English
- generation
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-ne-A
- sentence
a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti ou mê pa-REL-thê hê ge-ne-A HAU-tê HE-ōs AN PAN-ta GE-nē-tai
Exegesis
Hē genea hautē {ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη | hē geneá haútē} uses article plus demonstrative to identify a particular generation, not a vague era.
Root and etymology
gen
“to beget, generate, bring forth”
In context — Luke 21:32
Truly , I tell you that this generation will by no means pass away until all things have come about.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 21:32, so the Greek word γενεὰ (genea) 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.21.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.32.W9.S1) and character.