Acts 7:2:19Acts.7.2.W19TAB
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
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en
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ho de E-phê AN-dres a-del-PHOI kai pa-TE-res a-KOU-sa-te ho the-OS tês DOX-ksēs ŌPH-thê tôi pa-TRI hê-MON a-bra-AM ON-ti en têi me-so-po-ta-MI-a prin ê ka-toi-KÊ-sai au-TON en khar-RAN
Exegesis
The participial clause onti en tē Mesopotamia {ὄντι ἐν τῇ Μεσοποταμίᾳ | ónti en tē Mesopotamíā} is a circumstantial participle expressing temporal setting, effectively “when he was in Mesopotamia.”
The structure prin ē katoikēsai auton en Charran {πρὶν ἢ κατοικῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν Χαρράν | prìn ē katoikêsai autòn en Kharrán} combines prin with an infinitive and accusative subject auton to form a temporal clause, “before he dwelt in Haran,” marking the appearance as prior to Abraham’s later, better-known stage. In translation, the vocative cluster is preserved, the participial clause is rendered as a temporal “when” phrase, and the prin + infinitive construction becomes a “before” clause to reflect the temporal sequence clearly.
Root and etymology
genosgamma–epsilon–nu–omicron–sigma
“race, family, kind”
In context — Acts 7:2
But he said, “Men, brothers, and fathers, listen! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia , before he lived in Haran.”
About this coordinate
Acts 7:2:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 7:2, 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.7.2.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.2.W19.S1) and character.