Acts 27:8:14Acts.27.8.W14TAB

ἦν

ên

was

Transliteration
ÊN
Extended
EEN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
was

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. sentence

    MO-lis te pa-ra-le-GO-me-noi au-TÊN ÊL-tho-men eis TO-pon ti-NA ka-LOU-me-non ka-LOUS li-ME-nas hôi en-GYS ÊN PO-lis la-sa-I-a

Exegesis

The relative pronoun hō {ᾧ | hō} ‘to which’ introduces a relative clause with the adverb engys {ἐγγὺς | en-gŷs} ‘near’ preceding the imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} ‘was’, focusing on spatial proximity: “near which was the city of Lasea.” This structure yields a natural English order while preserving the temporal and spatial relations of the Greek.

Root and etymology

λιμήν

harbor, refuge

In contextActs 27:8

Passing it with difficulty , we reached a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

About this coordinate

Acts 27:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 27:8, so the Greek word ἦν (ên) 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.27.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.8.W14.S1) and character.