Luke 22:24:1Luke.22.24.W1TAB
Ἐγένετο
egeneto
“There arose”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- There arose
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de KAI phi-lo-nei-KI-a en au-TOIS to TIS au-TÔN do-KEI EI-nai MEI-dzōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist middle verb egeneto {Ἐγένετο | Egéneto} ‘it happened, it came about’, a common narrative device that introduces a new scene and marks a transition in the storyline.
In context — Luke 22:24
And there also came about a rivalry among them concerning which of them seemed to be the greatest .
About this coordinate
Luke 22:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 22:24, 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.22.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.24.W1.S1) and character.