Mark 10:43:12Mark.10.43.W12TAB
γενέσθαι
genesthai
“to become”
- Transliteration
- ge-NES-thai
- Extended
- geh-NEHS-thai
- IPA
- /geˈnes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become
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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
oukh HOU-tōs DE ES-tin en hy-MEEN al hos an THE-lēi ME-gas ge-NES-thai en hy-MEEN ES-tai hy-MŌN di-A-ko-nos
Exegesis
The predicate phrase megas genesthai {μέγας γενέσθαι | mé-gas ge-nés-thai} links the adjective “great” with the infinitive “to become,” expressing an aspiration for status.
In context — Mark 10:43
But it is not so among you; rather, whoever wishes to become great among you will be your servant .
About this coordinate
Mark 10:43:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 10:43, 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.10.43.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.43.W12.S1) and character.