John 1:23:5John.1.23.W5TAB

ἐν

en

in

Transliteration
en
Extended
ehn
IPA
/en/

Meaning by language

English
in

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    en

  2. sentence

    E-PHÊ e-GÔ phō-NÊ bo-ÔN-tos en TÊI e-RÊ-mōi eu-THY-na-te TÊN ho-DON ky-REE-ou ka-THŌS EI-pen ê-sa-I-as ho pro-PHÊ-tēs

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en te eremo {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē erḗmō} locates the action in the wilderness, echoing the prophetic setting of Isaiah 40:3.

Root and etymology

lamban- (in compound katalamban-)lambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu

to take, seize, grasp

In contextJohn 1:23

He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord ,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

About this coordinate

John 1:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 1:23, 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 John.1.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.23.W5.S1) and character.