Acts 17:1:12Acts.17.1.W12TAB
ἦν
ên
“there was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- EHN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- there was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
di-o-deu-SAN-tes DE tên am-PHI-po-lin KAI tên a-pol-lô-NI-an ÊL-thon eis the-s(sa)-lo-NI-kên HO-pou ÊN sy-na-gô-GÊ tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN
Exegesis
In this clause, en {ἦν | ên} “there was” serves as an existential verb, presenting synagoge {συναγωγὴ | synagōgḗ} “synagogue” as the focal noun.
Root and etymology
anistēmialpha–nu–iota–sigma–tau–eta–mu–iota
“to raise, make stand up”
In context — Acts 17:1
After having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came into Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 17:1, 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.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.1.W12.S1) and character.