Mark 1:6:2Mark.1.6.W2TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊÊN
- 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 ÊN ho i-ō-AN-nēs en-de-dy-ME-nos TRI-khas ka-MÊ-lou kai ZŌ-nēn der-ma-TI-nēn pe-RI tēn os-PHYN au-TOU kai ES-thōn a-KRI-das kai ME-li A-gri-on
Exegesis
The opening kai {καὶ | kaí} “and” coordinates to the imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ḗn} “he was,” establishing an ongoing descriptive state rather than a single event.
Root and etymology
paradidōmipi–alpha–rho–alpha–delta–iota–delta–omega–mu–iota
“to give over, deliver up”
In context — Mark 1:6
And John was clothed in camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his loins , and he ate locusts and wild honey.
About this coordinate
Mark 1:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 1:6, 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 Mark.1.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.6.W2.S1) and character.