1 John 4:9:81 John.4.9.W8TAB

ἐν

en

in

Transliteration
en
Extended
ehn
IPA
/en/

Meaning by language

English
in

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    en

  2. sentence

    en TOU-tō e-pha-ne-RO-thê hê a-GA-phê tou the-OU en hê-MEEN HO-ti ton hy-ON au-TOU ton mo-no-ge-NÊ a-PE-stal-ken ho the-OS eis ton KOS-mon HI-na DZÊ-sō-men di au-TOU

Exegesis

The demonstrative phrase en toutō {ἐν τούτῳ | en toútō} ‘in this’ functions cataphorically, pointing forward to the explanatory content.

The prepositional phrase en hēmin {ἐν ἡμῖν | en hēmīn} ‘among us’ specifies the recipients.

Root and etymology

monosmónos

only of its kind

In context1 John 4:9

In this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent His unique Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

About this coordinate

1 John 4:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 John 4:9, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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 John.4.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.9.W8.S1) and character.