Mark 15:7:1Mark.15.7.W1TAB
Ἦν
ên
“There was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- There was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
ÊN DE ho le-GO-me-nos ba-ra-BBAS me-TA tôn sta-si-a-STÔN de-de-ME-nos HOI-ti-nes en têi STA-sei PHO-non pe-poi-Ê-kei-san
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperfect verb en {ἦν | ēn} functioning as a past descriptive frame, introducing Barabbas as an already existing figure in the narrative.
Root and etymology
heortēepsilon–omicron–rho–tau–eta
“festive gathering, religious feast”
In context — Mark 15:7
But there was the man called Barabbas, bound with the rebels , who had committed murder in the uprising .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 15:7, 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.15.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.7.W1.S1) and character.