John 7:2:1John.7.2.W1TAB

ἦν

ên

was

Transliteration
ÊN
Extended
ÊÊN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

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. sentence

    ÊN de en-GYS hê he-or-TÊ tôn i-ou-DAI-ÔN hê skê-no-pê-GI-a

Exegesis

The clause begins with the verb ēn {ἦν | ên} “was,” followed immediately by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, producing a narrative transition often rendered “now” or “but” to signal a new scene while keeping continuity with the previous context.

Root and etymology

skēnēsigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta

tent, tabernacle

In contextJohn 7:2

Now the feast of the Jews —the Festival of Booths—was near.

About this coordinate

John 7:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 7:2, 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.7.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.2.W1.S1) and character.