Matthew 23:21:4Matt.23.21.W4TAB
ἐν
en
“by”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- by
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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KAI ho o-MO-sas en TÔI na-ÔI om-NY-ei en au-TÔI KAI en TÔI ka-toi-KOUN-ti au-TON
Exegesis
The aorist participle homósas {ὁμόσας | homósas} ‘having sworn’ functions substantively as “the one who swears,” modified by the locative phrase en tō naō {ἐν τῷ ναῷ | en tōi naō̂} ‘in the temple’, indicating the context of oath-taking.
The phrase en autō {ἐν αὐτῷ | en autôi} ‘in it’ reiterates reference to the temple, while kai en tō katoikoûnti autón {καὶ ἐν τῷ κατοικοῦντι αὐτόν | kaí en tōi katoikoûnti autón} ‘and in the one dwelling it’ shifts the focus from the physical structure to its personal indweller. This parallel construction underscores that swearing by the temple invokes both the sacred building and the divine Presence residing within.
Root and etymology
Geennagamma–epsilon–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha
“Valley of Hinnom, place of burning”
In context — Matthew 23:21
And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:21, 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.23.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.21.W4.S1) and character.