Matthew 13:3:5Matt.13.3.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

    KAI e-LA-lê-sen au-TOIS pol-LA en pa-ra-bo-LAIS LE-gōn i-DOU ek-SÊL-then ho SPEI-rōn tou SPEI-rein

Exegesis

The phrase polla en parabolais {πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς | pollá en parabolâis} combines the extent of the discourse (‘many things’) with its medium (‘in parables’), with parabolais functioning as a dative of means that indicates how the instruction is delivered.

Root and etymology

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

to gather together, collect

In contextMatthew 13:3

And He spoke many things to them in parables , saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:3, 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.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.3.W5.S1) and character.