1 Corinthians 16:12:191 Cor.16.12.W19TAB
ἦν
ên
“it was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- êên
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- it was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ÊN
- sentence
pe-RI de a-pol-LO tou a-del-PHOU pol-LA pa-re-KA-le-sa au-TON HI-na EL-thê pros hy-MAS me-TA tôn a-del-PHÔN kai PAN-tôs ouk ÊN THE-le-ma HI-na NÜN EL-thê e-LEU-se-tai de HO-tan eu-kai-RÊ-sê
Exegesis
The conjunction kai pantōs ouk ên thelēma hina nyn elthē {καὶ πάντως οὐκ ἦν θέλημα ἵνα νῦν ἔλθῃ | kaì pántōs ouk ên thélēma hína nûn élthē} uses pantōs to strengthen the negation and hina to specify the timing “now.”
Root and etymology
eiroepsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to join, tie together”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:12
Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was by no means his will that he should come now; he will, however, come when he has the opportunity .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:12:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 1 Corinthians 16:12, so the Greek word ἦν (ên) 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 1 Cor.16.12.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.12.W19.S1) and character.