Acts 20:28:7Acts.20.28.W7TAB

ἐν

en

in

Transliteration
en
Extended
ehn
IPA
/en/

Meaning by language

English
in

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    en

  2. sentence

    pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS kai pan-TEE tôi poim-NI-ôi en hôi hy-MAS to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on E-the-to e-pi-SKO-pous poi-ma-NEIN tên ek-klê-SI-an tou the-OU hên pe-ri-e-poi-Ê-sa-to di-A tou HAI-ma-tos tou i-DI-ou

Exegesis

The relative clause introduced by en hō {ἐν ᾧ | en hō} ‘in which’ specifies the sphere of oversight.

Root and etymology

menomu–epsilon–nu–omega

to remain, stay, wait

In contextActs 20:28

Be vigilant toward yourselves and toward the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers to shepherd the church of God , which He obtained with His own blood.

About this coordinate

Acts 20:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 20:28, 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.20.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.28.W7.S1) and character.