Acts 16:9:11Acts.16.9.W11TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
kai HO-ra-ma di-A nyk-TOS tôi PAU-lō ŌPH-thê a-NÊR ma-ke-DŌN tis ÊN hes-TŌS kai pa-ra-ka-LŌN au-TON kai LE-gōn di-a-BAS eis ma-ke-do-NI-an bo-Ê-thê-son hê-MEEN
Exegesis
The content of the vision is specified by the clause anēr Makedōn tis ēn hestōs {ἀνὴρ Μακεδών τις ἦν ἑστὼς | anḗr Makedṓn tis ēn hestṓs}, where the imperfect verb ēn and the perfect participle hestōs convey his existence and posture in the vision.
Root and etymology
Hellasepsilon–lambda–lambda–alpha–sigma
“Greece, Greek person”
In context — Acts 16:9
During the night a vision was shown to Paul; a Macedonian man was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come across to Macedonia and help us.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 16:9, 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 Acts.16.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.9.W11.S1) and character.