Acts 18:7:17Acts.18.7.W17TAB
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
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kai me-ta-BAS e-KEI-then ei-SÊL-then eis oi-KI-an ti-NOS o-NO-ma-ti ti-TI-ou i-OU-stou se-bo-ME-nou ton the-ON hou hê oi-KI-a ÊN sy-no-mo-ROU-sa têi sy-na-gô-GÊI
Exegesis
The relative clause hou hē oikia ēn synomorousa tē synagōgē {οὗ ἡ οἰκία ἦν συνομοροῦσα τῇ συναγωγῇ | hû hē oi-kí-a ēn sy-no-mo-ROU-sa tē sy-na-gō-gē} further defines this man by reference to his property: “whose house was adjoining the synagogue.” Here, hē oikia serves as the subject, ēn as the copula, and the participle synomorousa functions predicatively, with the dative tē synagōgē expressing close spatial adjacency. In translation, the participial constructions are rendered with finite verbs or relative clauses to maintain natural English flow while preserving the temporal sequence and the emphasis on both personal piety and strategic location next to the synagogue.
Root and etymology
skene/poieosigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta / pi–omicron–iota–epsilon–omega
“tent maker”
In context — Acts 18:7
And after departing from there, he entered into the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God , whose house was adjoining the synagogue .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 18:7, 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.18.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.7.W17.S1) and character.