Luke 18:34:7Luke.18.34.W7TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- AYN
- 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 au-TOI ou-DEN TOU-tōn sy-NÊ-kan KAI ÊN to RHÊ-ma TOU-to ke-kry-MME-non ap au-TÔN KAI ouk e-GI-nōs-kon ta le-GO-me-na
Exegesis
The next clause, kai ēn to rhēma touto kekrymmenon apʼ autōn {καὶ ἦν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο κεκρυμμένον ἀπʼ αὐτῶν | kai ên tò rhêma toûto kekrumménon ap' autôn}, is a periphrastic construction (imperfect of “to be” plus perfect passive participle) that emphasizes the sustained result of a prior act of concealment: “this saying” stood in a state of being hidden from them.
Root and etymology
paraballōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to throw beside, compare”
In context — Luke 18:34
And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were being said.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:34, 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.18.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.34.W7.S1) and character.