John 7:23:20John.7.23.W20TAB
ἐν
en
“on”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ei pe-ri-to-MÊN lam-BA-nei AN-thrô-pos en sab-BA-tō HI-na MÊ ly-THÊI ho NO-mos mō-y-SÉ-ōs e-MOI kho-LA-te HO-ti HO-lon AN-thrô-pon hy-gi-Ê e-POI-Ê-sa en sab-BA-tō
Exegesis
The clause peritomēn lambanei anthrōpos en sabbatō {περιτομὴν λαμβάνει ἄνθρωπος ἐν σαββάτῳ | peritomḗn lambánei ánthrōpos en sabbátō} places the direct object 'circumcision' first, followed by the verb and subject, which foregrounds the permitted ritual act. The prepositional phrase en sabbatō 'on the Sabbath' identifies the contested time frame.
The causal hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the reason for their anger: holon anthrōpon hygiē epoiēsa en sabbatō {ὅλον ἄνθρωπον ὑγιῆ ἐποίησα ἐν σαββάτῳ | hólon ánthrōpon hygiê epoíēsa en sabbátō}, where holon 'whole' precedes anthrōpon 'man' to highlight total restoration. The repetition of en sabbatō at both the beginning and end of the verse creates a rhetorical frame that intensifies the irony between allowed surgical work and contested healing. The English renderings preserve the conditional structure, the purpose clause, and the emphatic focus on 'Me' and 'whole man' to retain the force of Jesus’ argument.
Root and etymology
menomu–epsilon–nu–omega
“to remain, stay, abide”
In context — John 7:23
If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, are you angry with Me because I made a whole man healthy on the Sabbath?
About this coordinate
John 7:23:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 7:23, 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.7.23.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.23.W20.S1) and character.