Luke 21:37:1Luke.21.37.W1TAB
Ἦν
een
“he was”
- Transliteration
- EEN
- Extended
- ÊÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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EEN
- sentence
EEN de tas hê-ME-ras en tôi hi-e-RÔ di-DAS-kōn tas de NYK-tas ek-ser-KHO-me-nos êu-LI-dze-to eis to O-ros to ka-LOU-me-non e-lai-ÔN
Exegesis
The sentence is built around a habitual past frame opened by Ἦν {Ἦν | Ēn} and then divided by the contrastive conjunction δὲ {δὲ | dé}, which marks a transition from daytime activity to nighttime movement.
Root and etymology
logoslambda omicron gamma omicron sigma
“word, account, reasoned speech”
In context — Luke 21:37
He was in the temple during the days, teaching, but at night, going out, He would lodge on the mount called Olives.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 21:37, 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.21.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.37.W1.S1) and character.