Acts 16:2:5Acts.16.2.W5TAB

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

    hos e-mar-ty-REI-to hy-PO tôn en LYS-trois KAI i-ko-NI-ô a-del-PHÔN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en Lýstrois kaí Ikoníō {ἐν Λύστροις καὶ Ἰκονίῳ | en Lýstrois kaí Ikoníō} ‘in Lystra and in Iconium’ situates the scope of this testimony geographically. English prefers a finite clause with an explicit subject, so the relative clause is rendered as a main clause with “The brothers” or “The believers,” and the passive is smoothed into idiomatic expressions of commendation.

Root and etymology

eaoepsilon–alpha–omega

to permit, allow

In contextActs 16:2

The brothers in Lystra and in Iconium spoke well of him.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:2, 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 Acts.16.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.2.W5.S1) and character.