ἐν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐν

   en

   in
2. sentence🔊 ἐν τῷ νόμῳ γέγραπται ὅτι Ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις καὶ ἐν χείλεσιν ἑτέρων λαλήσω τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ καὶ οὐδʼ οὕτως εἰσακούσονταί μου λέγει κύριος

   en tôi NO-môi GE-grap-tai HO-ti en he-te-ro-GLOS-sois kai en KHEI-le-sin he-TE-rôn la-LEÊ-sô tôi la-Ôi TOU-tôi kai oud HOU-tôs ei-sa-KOU-son-TAI mou LE-gei KY-ree-os

   in the law it has been written that in with other tongues and in lips of others I will speak to the people this and not even thus they will listen to me says Lord

Exegesis

The verse opens with the prepositional citation formula en to nomo {ἐν τῷ νόμῳ | en tôi nómō} “in the Law,” followed by the perfect impersonal verb gegraptai {γέγραπται | gégraptai} “it has been written,” which presents Scripture as a fixed, authoritative word.

Within the quotation, two parallel prepositional phrases, en heteroglossois {ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις | en heteroglṓssois} “in other tongues” and en cheilesin heteron {ἐν χείλεσιν ἑτέρων | en kheílesin hetérōn}, form a balanced construction, with the datives marking instrument or agency, emphasizing that God’s speech will come through foreign media.

Root and etymology

kitharizō🔊 κιθαρίζωkappa–iota–theta–alpha–rho–iota–zeta–omega

“to play the lyre or harp”

• 🔊 κιθάραkappa–iota–theta–alpha–rho–alphalyre, harpRevelation 5:8
• 🔊 κιθαρῳδόςkappa–iota–theta–alpha–rho–omega–iota–delta–omicron–sigmaharpistRevelation 18:22