Luke 13:10:1Luke.13.10.W1TAB

Ἦν

een

he was

Transliteration
EEN
Extended
ÊÊN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
he was

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    EEN

  2. sentence

    EEN DE di-DAS-kōn en mi-AI tôn sy-na-gō-GÔN en tois SAB-ba-sin

Exegesis

The verse opens with the imperfect verb en {ἦν | ên}, the imperfect active indicative third person singular of εἰμί ‘to be,’ which, when paired with the present participle didaskon {διδάσκων | didáskōn} ‘teaching,’ forms an imperfect periphrastic construction emphasizing continuous action.

In contextLuke 13:10

Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbaths .

About this coordinate

Luke 13:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 13:10, so the Greek word Ἦν (een) 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 Luke.13.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.10.W1.S1) and character.