Acts 17:28:1Acts.17.28.W1TAB

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

    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 contextActs 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.