Mark 15:26:2Mark.15.26.W2TAB

ἦν

een

was

Transliteration
EEN
Extended
ÊÊN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
was

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EEN

  2. sentence

    KAI EEN hê e-pi-gra-PHÊ tês ai-TEE-as au-TOU e-pe-ge-gra-MMEN-ê ho ba-si-LEUS tôn i-ou-dai-ŌN

Exegesis

The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} “was” introduces a past state, with hē epigraphē {ἡ ἐπιγραφὴ | hē epigraphē} functioning as the subject, “the inscription.”

Root and etymology

heortēepsilon–omicron–rho–tau–eta

festive gathering, religious feast

In contextMark 15:26

And the inscription of His accusation was written: “The King of the Jews.”

About this coordinate

Mark 15:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:26, 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 Mark.15.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.26.W2.S1) and character.