John 1:10:4John.1.10.W4TAB
ἦν
ên
“he was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
en TOI KOS-moi ÊN KAI ho KOS-mos di au-TOU e-GE-ne-to KAI ho KOS-mos au-TON ouk EG-nô
Exegesis
The first clause, en tō kosmō ēn {Ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν | En tôi kósmō(i) ēn} “was in the world,” uses the imperfect ēn to portray the continuous, ongoing presence of the implied subject “He,” who in the broader context is the Logos {λόγος | lógos} of John 1:1–9. The dative phrase tō kosmō functions as a locative dative, marking the sphere of His presence.
Root and etymology
sykesigma–upsilon–kappa–eta
“fig tree”
In context — John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
About this coordinate
John 1:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 1:10, 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 John.1.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.10.W4.S1) and character.