John 8:12:20John.8.12.W20TAB
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
- sentence
PA-lin oun au-TOIS e-LA-lê-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gōn e-GÔ EI-mi to PHŌS tou KOS-mou ho a-ko-lou-THŌN e-MOI ou mê pe-ri-pa-TÊ-sêi en têi sko-TI-a al HE-ksei to PHŌS tês dzō-ÊS
Exegesis
The speech frame autois elalesen ho Iesous legon {αὐτοῖς ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων | au-toîs e-lá-lē-sen ho Iē-soûs lég-ōn} presents Jesus as the speaker and introduces direct discourse in a formal, narrative way.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write, inscribe”
In context — John 8:12
Therefore Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world; the one who follows Me will certainly not walk in darkness , but will have the light of life.”
About this coordinate
John 8:12:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 8:12, 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.8.12.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.12.W20.S1) and character.