Mark 7:26:4Mark.7.26.W4TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- 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
ÊN
- sentence
hê de gy-NE ÊN hel-lê-NIS sy-ro-phoi-NI-kis-sa tôi GE-nei kai ê-RÔ-ta au-TON HI-na to dai-MO-ni-on ek-BA-lê ek tês thy-ga-TROS au-TÊS
Exegesis
The main verb en {ἦν | ēn} ‘was’ links this description to the subject, forming a descriptive clause before moving to her action.
Root and etymology
Hellenepsilon with rough breathing–lambda–lambda–eta–nu
“Greek, Gentile”
In context — Mark 7:26
But the woman was Greek , a Syrophoenician by race, and she pleaded with Him to cast out the demon from her daughter.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 7:26, 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.7.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.26.W4.S1) and character.