Revelation 16:4:17Rev.16.4.W17TAB
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 ho TRI-tos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU eis tous po-ta-MOUS KAI tas pê-GAS tôn hy-DA-tōn KAI e-GE-ne-to HAI-ma
Exegesis
The final clause kai egeneto haima {καὶ ἐγένετο αἷμα | kaí e-GÉ-ne-to HÁi-ma} employs the intransitive aorist middle egeneto, “it became,” with a predicate nominative haima, “blood,” summarizing the result of the judgment as a dramatic transformation. English rendering preserves the sequential structure (conjunction plus ordinal), the single decisive action of pouring, the comprehensive scope of the objects, and the climactic placement of “blood” at the end of the sentence to mirror the Greek emphasis.
In context — Revelation 16:4
And the third angel poured out his bowl upon the rivers and the springs of the waters, and it became blood .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 16:4, 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 Rev.16.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.4.W17.S1) and character.