Mark 5:11:1Mark.5.11.W1TAB
ἦν
ayn
“was”
- Transliteration
- AYN
- 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
AYN
- sentence
AYN de e-KEI pros tô O-rei a-GE-lê KHOI-rōn me-GA-lê bos-ko-ME-nê
Exegesis
The narrative opens with en de ekei {ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ | ḗn dè ekeî}, establishing setting and linking to the preceding context through the postpositive conjunction de.
Root and etymology
Gerasagamma–epsilon–rho–alpha–sigma–alpha
“Gerasan city”
In context — Mark 5:11
Now nearby, close to the mountain, there was a large herd of pigs feeding.
About this coordinate
Mark 5:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 5:11, so the Greek word ἦν (ayn) 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.5.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.11.W1.S1) and character.