John 1:28:2John.1.28.W2TAB

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

    TAU-ta en bê-tha-NI-a e-GE-ne-to PE-ran too i-or-DA-noo HO-poo ÊN ho i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn

Exegesis

The phrase en Bethania {ἐν Βηθανίᾳ | en Bē-thaníā} places the event in a specific locale before the main verb, and egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} serves as a narrative event marker for a completed occurrence.

Root and etymology

ginomaigamma iota nu omicron mu alpha iota

to come to be, happen

In contextJohn 1:28

These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan , where John was baptizing.

About this coordinate

John 1:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:28, 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.1.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.28.W2.S1) and character.