Luke 17:16:13Luke.17.16.W13TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊEN
- 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
ÊN
- sentence
KAI E-pe-sen e-PI PRO-so-pon pa-RA tous PO-das au-TOU eu-kha-ris-TON au-TOI KAI au-TOS ÊN sa-ma-RI-tês
Exegesis
A second clause introduced by kai {καὶ | kaí} shifts from action to characterization: the intensive pronoun autos {αὐτὸς | au-tós} together with the imperfect ēn {ἦν | ēn} forms an emphatic subject complement construction, “he himself was,” which climaxes in the predicate noun Samaritēs {Σαμαρίτης | Sa-ma-rí-tēs}. Placed at the end of the sentence, this identity functions as a rhetorical surprise, emphasizing that the one who returned in humble, thankful worship is a Samaritan, thereby sharpening the narrative contrast with the (unmentioned here but implied) Jewish majority who did not return.
Root and etymology
apodokimazoalpha–pi–omicron–delta–omicron–kappa–iota–mu–alpha–zeta–omega
“to reject after testing, disapprove”
In context — Luke 17:16
And he fell upon his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him; and he was a Samaritan .
About this coordinate
Luke 17:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 17:16, 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.17.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.16.W13.S1) and character.