Luke 23:9:4Luke.23.9.W4TAB

ἐν

en

in

Transliteration
en
Extended
ehn
IPA
/en/

Meaning by language

English
in

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    en

  2. clause

    e-pê-RO-ta de au-TON en LO-gois hi-ka-NOIS

  3. sentence

    e-pê-RO-ta de au-TON en LO-gois hi-ka-NOIS au-TOS de ou-DEN a-pe-KRI-na-to au-TOI

Exegesis

The object auton {αὐτὸν | au-tón} marks Jesus as the one being interrogated, while the dative phrase en logois hikanois {ἐν λόγοις ἱκανοῖς | en ló-gois hi-ka-noîs} functions as a dative of means, conveying that the questioning was carried out “with many words,” suggesting intensity and length.

Root and etymology

archomaialpha–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to begin, commence

In contextLuke 23:9

And he was questioning Him with many words , but He Himself answered him nothing.

About this coordinate

Luke 23:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 23:9, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.23.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.9.W4.S1) and character.