Mark 5:11:1Mark.5.11.W1TAB

ἦν

ayn

was

Transliteration
AYN
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

    AYN

  2. 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 contextMark 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.