Luke 21:9:12Luke.21.9.W12TAB
γενέσθαι
genesthai
“to happen”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- geh-NEHS-thai
- IPA
- /geˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to happen
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ge-NES-thai
- sentence
HO-tan de a-KOU-sê-te po-LE-mous kai a-ka-ta-sta-SI-as mê pto-ê-THÊ-te DEI gar TAU-ta ge-NES-thai PRÔ-ton al ouk eu-THE-ôs to TE-los
Exegesis
Dei {δεῖ | deî} ‘it is necessary’ introduces a causal explanation, and tauta genesthai {ταῦτα γενέσθαι | taû-ta ge-né-sthai} ‘these things to happen’ presents the upheavals as events that must occur before the climax.
In context — Luke 21:9
But whenever you hear of wars and unrest , do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be immediate.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 21:9, so the Greek word γενέσθαι (genesthai) 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.21.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.9.W12.S1) and character.