John 18:30:7John.18.30.W7TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
EI MÊ ÊN HOO-tos ka-KON poi-ÔN
- clause
EI MÊ ÊN HOO-tos ka-KON poi-ÔN OUK AN soi pa-re-DÔ-ka-men au-TON
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san KAI EI-pan au-TOI EI MÊ ÊN HOO-tos ka-KON poi-ÔN OUK AN soi pa-re-DÔ-ka-men au-TON
Exegesis
The conditional frame ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} ‘if not’ sets up a negative premise, and the imperfect en {ἦν | ēn} ‘was’ presents a past state under discussion.
In context — John 18:30
They made this reply to him: “If this man were not engaged in wrongdoing , we would not have surrendered him to you.”
About this coordinate
John 18:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:30, 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.18.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.30.W7.S1) and character.