ἐν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐν

   en

   in
2. sentence🔊 ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ᾖ διερμηνευτής σιγάτω ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ἑαυτῷ δὲ λαλείτω καὶ τῷ θεῷ

   e-AN de mê ÊI di-er-mê-neu-TÊS si-GA-tô en ek-klê-SI-a he-au-TÔ de la-LEI-tô kai tôi the-Ô

   if but not there is interpreter let him be silent in church to himself but let him speak and to the God

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en ekklēsia {ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ | en ek-klē-síāi} specifies the communal setting of the gathered believers.

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