John 1:4:8John.1.4.W8TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
en au-TOI dzō-Ê ÊN KAI hê dzō-Ê ÊN TO PHŌS TŌN an-THRŌ-pōn
Exegesis
The imperfect ēn {ἦν | ên} conveys continuous past existence.
Root and etymology
sykesigma–upsilon–kappa–eta
“fig tree”
In context — John 1:4
In Him was life, and the life was the light of people.
About this coordinate
John 1:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 1:4, 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.1.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.4.W8.S1) and character.