Matthew 13:21:5Matt.13.21.W5TAB

ἐν

en

in

Transliteration
en
Extended
ehn
IPA
/en/

Meaning by language

English
in

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    en

  2. sentence

    ouk E-khei de RHI-zan en he-au-TO al-LA PROS-kai-ROS E-stin ge-no-ME-nês de THLI-psē-ōs Ê di-ōg-MOU di-A ton LO-gon eu-THYS skan-da-LI-dze-tai

Exegesis

The object rhizan en heautō {ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ | RHÍ-zan en he-au-TŌ} “root in himself” uses an agricultural metaphor to depict lack of depth or stability.

Root and etymology

sylllegōsigma–upsilon–lambda–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omega

to gather together, collect

In contextMatthew 13:21

Yet he has no root in himself, but is only temporary; when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away .

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:21, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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 Matt.13.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.21.W5.S1) and character.