Acts 19:21:8Acts.19.21.W8TAB
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
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en
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hôs de e-plê-RÔ-thê TAU-ta E-the-to ho PAU-los en tôi PNEU-ma-ti di-el-THÔN tên ma-ke-do-NI-a(n) kai a-kha-I-a(n) po-REU-es-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma ei-PÔN HO-ti me-TA to ge-NES-thai me e-KEI DEI me kai RÔ-mê(n) i-DEIN
Exegesis
The aorist middle verb é-the-to ho Paû-los {ἔθετο ὁ Παῦλος | é-the-to ho Paû-los} highlights Paul’s deliberate resolve, while the dative phrase en tō pneû-ma-ti {ἐν τῷ πνεύματι | en tō pneû-ma-ti} indicates the sphere of the Spirit’s influence.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Acts 19:21
When these things had been fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 19:21, 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.19.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.21.W8.S1) and character.