Matthew 18:12:5Matt.18.12.W5TAB
γένηταί
yenêtai
“should have”
- Transliteration
- YE-nê-tai
- Extended
- YE-nê-tai
- IPA
- /ˈʝe.ne.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- should have
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
YE-nê-tai
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN YE-nê-tai ti-ni an-THRÔ-pō he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta KAI pla-nê-THÊ HEN eks au-TÔN
- sentence
e-AN YE-nê-tai ti-ni an-THRÔ-pō he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta KAI pla-nê-THÊ HEN eks au-TÔN oo-KHI a-PHÊ-sei TA e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a e-PI TA O-rê KAI po-reu-THEIS zê-TEI TO pla-NÔ-me-non
Exegesis
The protasis uses ean genetai {ἐὰν γένηταί | eàn génētai} with the aorist subjunctive to present a hypothetical.
In context — Matthew 18:12
What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to look for the one that is straying?
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 18:12, so the Greek word γένηταί (yenêtai) 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.18.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.12.W5.S1) and character.