John 1:33:10John.1.33.W10TAB
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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ka-GO ouk Ê-dein au-TON al ho PEM-psas me bap-TI-dzein en HY-da-ti e-KEI-nos moi EI-pen eph HON AN I-dês to PNEU-ma ka-ta-BAI-non kai ME-non ep au-TON oo-TOS es-TIN ho bap-TI-dzōn en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-ō
Exegesis
The participial phrase ho pempsas me baptizein en hydati {ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι | ho pémp-sas me bap-tí-zein en hý-da-ti} uses an aorist participle “having sent” with an infinitive of purpose “to baptize” to define John’s commission in water, while the article ho turns the participle into a substantive, “the One who sent me.”
The demonstrative predicate clause houtos estin ho baptizōn en pneumati hagiō {οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ | hoú-tos es-tin ho bap-tí-zōn en pneú-ma-ti ha-gí-ō} identifies the one marked by the Spirit as uniquely characterized as “the One baptizing in the Holy Spirit,” with the present participle indicating an ongoing defining role. English word order is adjusted to keep the emphatic contrast (“And I did not know Him”), retain the indefinite relative sense (“upon whom you see”), and preserve the participial imagery of the Spirit “descending” and “remaining,” while clearly distinguishing between water baptism and baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Root and etymology
lamban- (in compound katalamban-)lambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu
“to take, seize, grasp”
In context — John 1:33
And I did not know Him , but He who sent me to baptize with water, that One said to me, “Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
John 1:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 1:33, 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.1.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.33.W10.S1) and character.