Matthew 24:21:18Matt.24.21.W18TAB
γένηται.
yenêtai
“occur.”
- Transliteration
- YE-nê-tai
- Extended
- YE-nê-tai
- IPA
- /ˈʝe.neː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- occur.
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YE-nê-tai
- sentence
ES-tai GAR TO-te THLI-psis me-GA-lê OI-a oo YE-go-nen ap ar-KHÊS KOS-moo HE-ôs TOO NYN ood oo MÊ YE-nê-tai
Exegesis
The emphatic double negation oud’ ou mē génētai {οὐδʼ οὐ μὴ γένηται | oudʼ ou mē génētai} ‘nor ever will happen’ underscores the unique, unparalleled nature of the future ordeal. English word order was adjusted to maintain the Greek’s progressive build-up while ensuring clarity.
Root and etymology
γίγνομαιgígnomai
“to become, occur”
In context — Matthew 24:21
For then there will be a great tribulation , the kind that has not occurred since the world’s first origin until now, nor will ever happen again.
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:21:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 24:21, so the Greek word γένηται. (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.24.21.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.21.W18.S1) and character.