Acts 18:14:16Acts.18.14.W16TAB
ἦν
ên
“it was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- AYN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- it 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
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MEL-lon-tos DE tou PAU-lou a-NOI-gein to STO-ma EI-pen ho GAL-li-ôn pros tous i-ou-da-IOUS ei MEN ÊN a-di-kê-MA ti Ê hra-di-OUR-gê-ma po-nê-RON Ô i-ou-DAI-oi ka-TA LO-gon AN a-ne-SKHO-mên hy-MÔN
Exegesis
Gallio’s statement forms a protasis with the conditional particle Ei men ēn {Εἰ μὲν ἦν | Ei mèn ên} ‘if indeed it was’ in the imperfect indicative, followed by an apodosis in the optative aneschomen {ἀνεσχόμην | a-nes-khó-mēn} ‘I would bear with’ marked by ἂν, signaling potentiality.
Root and etymology
skene/poieosigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta / pi–omicron–iota–epsilon–omega
“tent maker”
In context — Acts 18:14
As Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If this were a case of wrongdoing or a serious evil act, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to bear with you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 18:14, 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.18.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.14.W16.S1) and character.