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

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. 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 contextMark 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.