Matthew 21:42:7Matt.21.42.W7TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
en
- clause
ou-DE-po-te a-NEG-no-te en TAIS gra-PHAIS
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOIS HO ee-ay-SOOS ou-DE-po-te a-NEG-no-te en TAIS gra-PHAIS LEE-thon HON a-pe-do-KI-ma-san hoi oi-ko-do-MOON-tes HOU-tos e-ye-NÊ-thê eis ke-pha-LÊN gô-NI-as pa-RA ky-RI-oo e-YE-ne-to HAU-tê KAI ES-tin thau-ma-STÊ en oph-thal-MOIS hê-MON
Exegesis
A negative interrogative oudepote anegnōte {Οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε | ou-dé-po-te a-neg-nō-te} ‘Have you never read’ presumes shared knowledge of en tais graphais {ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς | en taîs gra-phaîs} ‘the Scriptures’.
The summative clause e-gé-ne-to hautē kai é-stin thaumastē {ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ | e-gé-ne-to ha-útē kaì é-stin tha-u-mas-tḗ} ‘this came about, and it is marvelous’ paired with en ophthalmōis hēmōn {ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν | en o-phthal-moîs hē-môn} ‘in our eyes’ preserves the Greek’s climactic emphasis on divine reversal and resultant wonder.
Root and etymology
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“to send out with authority”
In context — Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this came from the Lord , and it is marvelous in our eyes.’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 21:42, 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.21.42.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.42.W7.S1) and character.