Acts 4:32:22Acts.4.32.W22TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ÊN
- sentence
tou de PLÊ-thous tôn pi-steu-SAN-tôn ÊN kar-DI-a kai psy-KHÊ MI-a kai ou-DE HEIS ti tôn hy-par-KHON-tôn au-TÔ E-le-gen I-di-on EI-nai al ÊN au-TOIS PAN-ta koi-NA
Exegesis
The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} portrays both their foundational unity and their habitual stance.
The adversative all’ ēn autois panta koina {ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς πάντα κοινά | all’ ēn au-toîs pán-ta koi-ná} is rendered as “rather” in the formal translation and “instead” in the dynamic translation to contrast private claim with communal sharing. In English, the genitive subject becomes “the multitude of those who believed,” the imperfects become “were” and “shared,” and the adversative all’ is rendered to mark contrast.
In context — Acts 4:32
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul, and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own; rather, everything was common among them.
About this coordinate
Acts 4:32:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 4:32, 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.4.32.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.32.W22.S1) and character.