Mark 12:39:8Mark.12.39.W8TAB
ἐν
en
“at”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- at
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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en
- sentence
KAI pro-to-ka-the-DRI-as en TAIS sy-na-gō-GAIS KAI pro-to-kli-SI-as en TOIS DEIP-nois
Exegesis
The Greek verse presents two parallel accusative objects, protokathedrias {πρωτοκαθεδρίας | prō-to-ka-the-drí-as} ‘chief seats’ and protoklisias {πρωτοκλισίας | prō-to-klis-í-as} ‘places of honor’, each followed by a dative prepositional phrase introduced by en {ἐν | en} ‘in’.
Root and etymology
apostellōalpha pi omicron sigma tau epsilon lambda lambda omicron omega
“to send off, dispatch”
In context — Mark 12:39
And those who desire the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets .
About this coordinate
Mark 12:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 12:39, 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 Mark.12.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.39.W8.S1) and character.