Romans 15:8:5Rom.15.8.W5TAB
γεγενῆσθαι
gegenêsthai
“to have become”
- Transliteration
- ge-ge-NÊS-thai
- Extended
- geh-geh-NÊHS-thai
- IPA
- /ge.geˈnɛːs.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to have become
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ge-ge-NÊS-thai
- sentence
LE-go gar khri-STON DI-a-ko-non ge-ge-NÊS-thai pe-ri-to-MÊS hy-PER a-lê-THEI-as the-OU eis to be-bai-Ô-sai tas e-paŋ-ge-LI-as tôn pa-TE-rôn
Exegesis
The object clause is centered on Christon diakonon gegenēsthai {Χριστὸν διάκονον γεγενῆσθαι | Khristón diákonon gegenḗsthai}, where the perfect middle infinitive gegenēsthai combines with the predicate accusative diakonon to express that Christ has entered into and remains in the role of “servant.”
In context — Romans 15:8
For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the sake of the truth of God , in order to confirm the promises to the fathers.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 15:8, so the Greek word γεγενῆσθαι (gegenêsthai) 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 Rom.15.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.8.W5.S1) and character.