Matthew 16:27:8Matt.16.27.W8TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- en
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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MEL-lei GAR ho hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ER-khe-sthai en TÊ DO-ksê TOO pa-TROS au-TOO me-TA TÔN ang-YE-lôn au-TOO
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MEL-lei GAR ho hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ER-khe-sthai en TÊ DO-ksê TOO pa-TROS au-TOO me-TA TÔN ang-YE-lôn au-TOO KAI TO-te a-po-DÔ-sei he-KAS-tô ka-TA TÊN PRA-ksin au-TOO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē doxē tou patros autou {ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ | en tē dóx-ē toû pa-trós au-toû} uses the dative with en to denote the sphere of divine glory belonging to the Father, while meta tōn angelōn autou {μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ | me-tá tōn an-gé-lōn au-toû} places the angels as part of the royal retinue.
Root and etymology
gennaōgamma–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha–omega
“to beget, produce, give birth”
In context — Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each person according to his deed.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 16:27, 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.16.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.27.W8.S1) and character.