Mark 1:17:12Mark.1.17.W12TAB
γενέσθαι
genesthai
“to become”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- geh-NEHS-thai
- IPA
- /geˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become
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) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-NES-thai
- sentence
KAI EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS DEU-te o-PI-sô mou KAI poi-Ê-sô hy-MAS ge-NES-thai ha-li-EIS an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The future verb poiēsō {ποιήσω | poi-ḗ-sō} combined with the aorist middle infinitive genesthai {γενέσθαι | ge-nés-thai} forms a causative construction, “I will make you to become,” highlighting Jesus’ initiative in transforming their vocation.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, come into being”
In context — Mark 1:17
And Jesus said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 1:17, 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 Mark.1.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.17.W12.S1) and character.