Acts 17:28:1Acts.17.28.W1TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
en
- sentence
en au-TO gar ZŌ-men KAI ki-NU-me-tha KAI es-MEN hōs KAI TI-nes tōn kath hy-MAS poi-ê-TŌN ei-RÊ-ka-sin tou gar KAI GE-nos es-MEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase en autō {ἐν αὐτῷ | en au-tō} indicating the sphere of divine presence and sustenance.
Root and etymology
gen-gamma–epsilon–nu
“family, kind, race”
In context — Acts 17:28
For in Him we live and move and exist, as also some of your own poets have said, “For we also are His offspring .”
About this coordinate
Acts 17:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:28, 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.17.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.28.W1.S1) and character.