Luke 22:44:8Luke.22.44.W8TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“it happened”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- it happened
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
KAI ge-NO-me-nos en a-gō-NI-ai ek-te-NE-ste-ron pro-sê-EU-khe-to KAI e-GE-ne-to ho hi-DRŌS au-TOU hō-se-EI THROM-boi HAI-ma-tos ka-ta-BAI-non-tes e-PI tên gên
Exegesis
A second coordinating kai introduces egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} ‘it happened/became’, which marks a new but closely related event, creating a narrative step that heightens the scene’s drama.
In context — Luke 22:44
And having entered into agony, He was praying still more earnestly; and His sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:44:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 22:44, 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.22.44.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.44.W8.S1) and character.