Luke 13:11:10Luke.13.11.W10TAB

ἦν

ên

she was

Transliteration
ÊN
Extended
ÊÊN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
she was

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. sentence

    KAI i-do-U gy-NE PNEU-ma E-khou-sa as-the-NEI-as E-tê de-ka-ok-TO KAI ÊN syn-KYP-tou-sa KAI MÊ dy-na-ME-nê a-na-KYP-sai eis to pan-te-LES

Exegesis

The imperfect ēn {ἦν | ê-n} ‘was’ with the participle sygkyptousa {συγκύπτουσα | sug-kyp-toû-sa} ‘being bent over’ forms a periphrastic that stresses ongoing posture.

In contextLuke 13:11

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and was not able to straighten up completely .

About this coordinate

Luke 13:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 13:11, 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 Luke.13.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.11.W10.S1) and character.