Acts 26:21:6Acts.26.21.W6TAB
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
HE-ne-ka TOU-ton me i-ou-DAI-oi syl-la-BO-me-noi en tôi hi-e-RÔI e-pei-RÔN-to di-a-khei-RI-sa(s)-thai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tō hierō {ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ | en tô hi-e-rô} specifies location within the temple complex, underlining the irony that violence occurs in a sacred space.
Root and etymology
kentronkappa–epsilon–nu–tau–rho–omicron–nu
“goad, spur”
In context — Acts 26:21
For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and were trying to do away with me .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 26:21, 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.26.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.21.W6.S1) and character.