2 John 1:2:72 John.1.2.W7TAB
ἡμῖν
hêmeen
“us”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEEN
- Extended
- hay-MEEN
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- us
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-MEEN
- sentence
di-A tên a-LAY-thei-an tên ME-nou-san en hê-MEEN kai meth hê-MON ES-tai eis ton ai-Ô-na
Exegesis
The noun aletheian is specified by the participle ten menousan en hemin {τὴν μένουσαν ἐν ἡμῖν | tḕn mé-nou-san en hē-mîn}, stressing the ongoing indwelling of truth.
In context — 2 John 1:2
This is for the sake of the truth —the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever .
About this coordinate
2 John 1:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 John 1:2, so the Greek word ἡμῖν (hêmeen) 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 2 John.1.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 John.1.2.W7.S1) and character.