John 2:23:3John.2.23.W3TAB
ἦν
ên
“he was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
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
- word
ÊN
- sentence
hôs DE ÊN en TOIS hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois en TÔI PAS-kha en TÊI he-or-TÊI pol-LOI e-PI-steu-san eis to O-no-ma au-TOU the-o-ROO-ntes au-TOU ta sê-MEI-a HA e-POI-ei
Exegesis
The verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} with implicit subject “He” sets the scene, while the main finite action appears in polloi episteusan {πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν | polloi epísteusan}, “many believed,” where the aorist presents their response as a completed event.
In context — John 2:23
Now when He was in Jerusalem during the Passover, at the festival, many believed in His name, seeing the signs that He was performing.
About this coordinate
John 2:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 2:23, 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.2.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.23.W3.S1) and character.