John 20:7:5John.20.7.W5TAB

ἦν

ên

was

Transliteration
ÊN
Extended
ÊN
IPA
/ˈeːn/

Meaning by language

English
was

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HO ÊN e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU

  3. sentence

    kai TO sou-DA-ri-on HO ÊN e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU ou me-TA TÔN o-tho-NI-ōn KEI-me-non al-LA khô-RIS en-te-ty-lig-ME-non eis HE-na TO-pon

Exegesis

The articular noun phrase to soudarion {τὸ σουδάριον | tó sou-dá-ri-on} serves as the subject, and is immediately specified by the relative clause ho ēn epi tēs kephalēs autou {ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ | ho ēn epí tês ke-pha-lês au-toû}, “which was upon His head,” identifying this cloth as the one that had covered Jesus.

Root and etymology

eiroepsilon iota rho omega

to join, bind together

In contextJohn 20:7

And the face cloth that was upon His head was not lying with the linen cloths, but was set apart, having been wrapped up in one place .

About this coordinate

John 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 20:7, 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.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.7.W5.S1) and character.