John 4:20:13John.4.20.W13TAB

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

    hoi PA-te-res hê-MON en tôi O-rei TOU-toi pro-se-KY-nê-san KAI hy-MEIS LE-ge-te HO-ti en hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois es-TIN ho TO-pos HO-pou pros-ky-NEIN DEI

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ {ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ | en tôi órei toútō} “on this mountain” is deictic, pointing to the immediate locale (Mount Gerizim) and highlighting spatial contrast.

The ὅτι {ὅτι | hóti} clause functions as the content of what “you say”: ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος {ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος | en Hierosolúmois estín ho tópos} “in Jerusalem is the place.”

Root and etymology

aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota

to leave, let go

In contextJohn 4:20

Our fathers worshipped on this mountain , and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.

About this coordinate

John 4:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 4:20, 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.4.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.20.W13.S1) and character.