John 13:5:19John.13.5.W19TAB
ἦν
ên
“he was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈeːn/
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
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ÊN
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KAI ek-MAS-sein TÔI len-TI-ôi hôi ÊN di-e-zôs-ME-nos
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EI-ta BAL-lei HY-dôr eis ton nip-TÊ-ra KAI ÊR-ksa-to NIP-tein tous PO-das TÔN ma-thê-TÔN KAI ek-MAS-sein TÔI len-TI-ôi hôi ÊN di-e-zôs-ME-nos
Exegesis
This is further specified by the relative clause introduced by hō {ᾧ | hōi} ‘which,’ whose antecedent is lentiō, and the verb phrase ēn diezōsmenos {ἦν διεζωσμένος | ḗn di-e-zōs-mé-nos} ‘he was having been girded,’ a periphrastic construction combining imperfect of eimi with a perfect passive participle to describe a prior, continuing state: the towel already wrapped around Him. In English, the infinitival series is rendered as finite verbs (“begins to wash,” “to wipe,” “started washing,” “drying”) to reflect natural narrative flow, and the periphrastic construction is expressed with a past perfect nuance (“He had tied around Himself”) to capture the existing condition of His prepared servanthood.
Root and etymology
eklegomaiepsilon kappa lambda epsilon gamma omicron mu alpha iota
“to choose out, select”
In context — John 13:5
Then He pours water into the basin and begins to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
About this coordinate
John 13:5:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of John 13:5, 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.13.5.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.5.W19.S1) and character.