John 16:23:2John.16.23.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. clause

    KAI en e-KEI-nêi TÊI hê-ME-ra e-ME ouk e-rô-TÊ-se-te ou-DEN

  3. sentence

    KAI en e-KEI-nêi TÊI hê-ME-ra e-ME ouk e-rô-TÊ-se-te ou-DEN a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MIN AN ti ai-TÊ-se-te ton pa-TE-ra DÔ-sei hy-MIN en TÔI o-no-ma-TI mou

Exegesis

The verse opens with the temporal frame en ekeinē tē hēmera {ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ | en ekeínē tē hēméra} ‘in that day,’ which places the saying within a decisive future moment in the discourse.

The phrase en tō onomati mou {ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου | en tō onomatí mou} can syntactically attach to the asking or to the giving, but in English it is more natural to link it with the petition while still preserving the sense that the Father’s gift comes through Jesus’ authority and identity. The verse as a whole moves from the end of direct questioning of Jesus to confident access to the Father through prayer.

Root and etymology

gen-gamma epsilon nu

to become, come into being

In contextJohn 16:23

And in that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

About this coordinate

John 16:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 16:23, 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.16.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.23.W2.S1) and character.