John 5:1:3John.5.1.W3TAB
ἦν
ên
“there was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- there was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta ÊN he-or-TÊ TÔN i-ou-DAI-ôn KAI a-NE-bÊ ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} ‘was’ introduces the setting rather than an event, presenting the feast as an ongoing circumstance.
Root and etymology
’āmanaleph–mem–nun
“to be firm, faithful, reliable”
In context — John 5:1
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
John 5:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 5:1, 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.5.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.1.W3.S1) and character.