Luke 19:2:9Luke.19.2.W9TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- 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 i-DOU a-NÊR o-NO-ma-ti ka-LOU-me-nos dzak-KHAI-os KAI au-TOS ÊN ar-khi-te-LÔ-nês KAI au-TOS PLOU-si-os
Exegesis
The emphatic pronoun autos {αὐτός | autós} ‘he himself’ with the imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} ‘was’ establishes his identity before two predicate nominatives: architelōnēs {ἀρχιτελώνης | architelṓnēs} ‘chief tax collector’ and plousios {πλούσιος | ploúsios} ‘rich’, linked by kai {καὶ | kaí} and reinforced by autos {αὐτός | autós} ‘he himself’. This structure layers descriptive emphasis on both his official role and his wealth.
Root and etymology
kōmēkappa–omega–mu–eta
“village, rural settlement”
In context — Luke 19:2
And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus , and he himself was a chief tax collector , and he himself was rich.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 19:2, 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.19.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.2.W9.S1) and character.