John 18:13:12John.18.13.W12TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈeːn/
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
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HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou
- clause
ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou
- sentence
KAI Ê-ga-gon PROS HAN-nan PRÔ-ton ÊN GAR pen-the-ROS TOU ka-i-A-pha HOS ÊN ar-khi-e-REUS TOU e-ni-au-TOO e-KEI-nou
Exegesis
Archiereus {ἀρχιερεύς | ar-khi-e-reús} functions as the predicate noun with en {ἦν | ē̂n}, while tou eniautou ekeinou {τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου | toû en-i-au-toû e-keí-nou} narrows the office to a specific historical year. The syntax moves from arrest to sequence, from sequence to explanation, and then from explanation to time-bound authority.
In context — John 18:13
They escorted Him first to Annas , because he was Caiaphas’s father-in-law, who was high priest that year.
About this coordinate
John 18:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 18:13, 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.18.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.13.W12.S1) and character.