Acts 21:19:12Acts.21.19.W12TAB

ἐν

en

among

Transliteration
en
Extended
ehn
IPA
/en/

Meaning by language

English
among

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    en

  2. sentence

    kai a-spa-SA-me-nos au-TOUS ek-sê-gê-I-to kath HEN HE-ka-ston hôn e-POI-ê-sen ho the-OS en tois ETH-ne-sin di-A tês di-a-ko-NI-as au-TOU

Exegesis

The prepositional-distributive phrase kathʼ hén hékaston {καθʼ ἓν ἕκαστον | kath' hén hékaston} functions adverbially to highlight the item-by-item nature of the account, rendered explicitly as “in detail” in the formal and idiomatically as “carefully” in the dynamic.

The relative genitive clause hōn epoíēsen ho theós {ὧν ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς | hōn epoíēsen ho theós} identifies God as the agent, with the dative phrase en toîs éthnesin {ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν | en toîs éthnesin} locating those deeds among the nations and the genitive instrument phrase diá tês diakonías autoû {διὰ τῆς διακονίας αὐτοῦ | diá tês diakonías autoû} indicating that God’s work was carried out through Paul’s service.

Root and etymology

apospaōalpha–pi–omicron–sigma–pi–alpha–omega

to draw away, tear away, separate

In contextActs 21:19

After greeting them, he recounted in detail the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

About this coordinate

Acts 21:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 21:19, 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.21.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.19.W12.S1) and character.