Acts 2:5:3Acts.2.5.W3TAB
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
- word
en
- sentence
Ê-san de en ie-rou-sa-LÊM ka-toi-KOUN-tes iou-da-I-oi AN-dres eu-la-BEIS a-PO pan-TOS ETH-nous tôn hy-PO ton ou-ra-NON
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase en Ierousalēm {ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ | en Ie-rou-sa-lḗm} ‘in Jerusalem’ emphasizes setting.
Root and etymology
pentēkontapi–epsilon–nu–tau–eta–kappa–omicron–nu–tau–alpha
“fifty”
In context — Acts 2:5
And there were in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 2:5, 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.2.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.5.W3.S1) and character.