Mark 9:3:5Mark.9.3.W5TAB
ἐγένετο
egeneto
“became”
- Transliteration
- e-GE-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-GEH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈge.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- became
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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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Word in context
- word
e-GE-ne-to
- sentence
KAI TA hi-MA-ti-a au-TOU e-GE-ne-to STIL-bon-ta leu-KA LI-an HOI-a gna-PHEUS e-PI tês gês ou DY-na-tai HOU-tôs leu-KA-nai
Exegesis
The verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} ‘became’ introduces a change-of-state construction, followed by the participle stilbonta {στίλβοντα | stílbonta} and the adjective leuka {λευκὰ | leukà}, both neuter plural agreeing with himatia and serving as predicate complements.
In context — Mark 9:3
And His garments began to gleam, becoming extremely white—whiter than any launderer on earth is able to make them.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 9:3, 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 Mark.9.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.3.W5.S1) and character.