John 4:20:13John.4.20.W13TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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en
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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 context — John 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.