John 2:1:8John.2.1.W8TAB

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. sentence

    KAI TÊI hê-ME-rai TÊI TRI-TÊI GA-mos e-GE-ne-to en ka-NA TÊS ga-li-la-I-as KAI ÊN HÊ MÊ-têr TOU ee-ay-SOO e-KEI

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en Kana tēs Galilaias {ἐν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας | en Kaná tēs Ga-li-la-ías} specifies location, combining the town with a defining genitive of the region (“Cana of Galilee”), a pattern that orients the reader geographically.

Root and etymology

legolambda epsilon gamma omega

to say, speak

In contextJohn 2:1

And on the third day, a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there .

About this coordinate

John 2:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 2:1, 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.2.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.1.W8.S1) and character.