Acts 19:16:9Acts.19.16.W9TAB

ἦν

ên

was

Transliteration
ÊN
Extended
EEN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
was

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. sentence

    kai e-pha-LO-me-nos ho AN-thrô-pos ep au-TOUS en hôi ÊN to PNEU-ma to po-nê-RON ka-ta-ky-ri-EU-sas am-pho-TE-rôn IS-khy-sen kai kat au-TÔN HÔ-ste gym-NOUS kai te-trau-ma-tis-ME-nous ek-phy-GEIN ek tou OI-kou e-KEI-nou

Exegesis

The relative clause en hō ēn to pneuma to ponērón {ἐν ᾧ ἦν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρόν | en hō ēn tò pneûma tò ponērón} defines the man by the indwelling evil spirit, highlighting the agency behind his power.

Root and etymology

Hellenepsilon–lambda–lambda–eta–nu

Greek, non-Jewish Greek person

In contextActs 19:16

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaping upon them and mastering all of them, prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

About this coordinate

Acts 19:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 19:16, 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.19.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.16.W9.S1) and character.