Acts 26:7:2Acts.26.7.W2TAB

ἣν

hên

which

Transliteration
hên
Extended
hên
IPA
/hɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
which

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    hên

  2. sentence

    eis hên to dō-de-KA-phy-lon hê-MON en ek-te-NEI-a NYK-ta kai hê-ME-ran la-TREU-on el-PI-dzei ka-tan-TE-sai pe-RI hês el-PI-dos en-ga-LOU-mai hy-PO i-ou-dai-ŌN ba-si-LEU

Exegesis

The verse opens with the prepositional phrase eis hen {εἰς ἣν | eis hēn} ‘to which’, which points back to the promise mentioned in the previous verse and introduces the goal of Israel’s longing.

Root and etymology

euchomaiepsilon–upsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to pray, wish

In contextActs 26:7

To which our twelve tribes , serving with earnest devotion night and day, hope to attain; concerning which hope I am accused by Jews, O king.

About this coordinate

Acts 26:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 26:7, so the Greek word ἣν (hên) 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.26.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.7.W2.S1) and character.