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

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. 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 contextJohn 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.