Matthew 1:13:3Matt.1.13.W3TAB
ἐγέννησεν
eyennêsen
“{He} fathered”
- Transliteration
- e-YEN-nê-sen
- Extended
- eh-YEHN-nê-sehn
- IPA
- /e.ˈʝen.neː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} fathered
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-YEN-nê-sen
- phraseyour reading level
zo-ro-ba-BEL DE e-YEN-nê-sen TON a-bi-OOD
- sentence
zo-ro-ba-BEL DE e-YEN-nê-sen TON a-bi-OOD a-bi-OOD DE e-YEN-nê-sen TON e-li-a-KIM e-li-a-KIM DE e-YEN-nê-sen TON a-ZÔR
Exegesis
The verse consists of three parallel genealogical clauses, each centered on the verb egennesen {ἐγέννησεν | e-gén-ne-sen} ‘he fathered’.
Root and etymology
gennaogamma–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha–omega
“to beget, to father, to bring forth”
In context — Matthew 1:13
Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim , and Eliakim fathered Azor.
About this coordinate
Matthew 1:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 1:13, so the Greek word ἐγέννησεν (eyennêsen) 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 Matt.1.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.1.13.W3.S1) and character.