Luke 16:19:4Luke.16.19.W4TAB
ἦν
een
“was”
- Transliteration
- EEN
- Extended
- êên
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EEN
- sentence
AN-thrō-pos DE tis EEN PLOU-si-os KAI e-ne-di-DY-ske-to por-PHY-ran KAI BY-sson eu-phrai-NO-me-nos kath hê-ME-ran lam-PROS
Exegesis
The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} and predicate plousios {πλούσιος | ploú-si-os} frame his ongoing status, while the imperfect middle enedidysketo {ἐνεδιδύσκετο | e-ne-di-dý-ske-to} emphasizes habitual self-adornment through porphyran {πορφύραν | por-phy-ran} and bysson {βύσσον | býs-son}.
Root and etymology
skenesigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta
“tent, dwelling, tabernacle”
In context — Luke 16:19
Now there was a certain rich man, and he dressed himself in purple and fine linen, and he was feasting in splendor every day.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 16:19, 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.16.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.19.W4.S1) and character.