Luke 1:21:2Luke.1.21.W2PAT
ἦν
ên
“{They} were”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} were
- French
- {ils} étaient
- Spanish
- {ellos} estaban
- Portuguese
- {eles} estavam
- German
- {sie} waren
- Russian
- {они} были
- Arabic-Simplified
- كانوا
- Hindi
- {वे} थे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 是
- Korean
- 있었다
- Indonesian
- adalah
- Bengali
- ছিল
- Tagalog
- ay
- Swahili
- walikuwa
- Amharic
- ነበሩ
- Yoruba
- ń jẹ́
- Igbo
- ha bụ
- Twi
- wɔwɔe
- Ewe
- wɔle
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
KAI ÊN ho la-ÔS pros-do-KÔN ton za-kha-RI-an KAI e-THAU-ma-dzon en TÔI khro-NI-dzein en TÔI na-ÔI au-TON
In context — Luke 1:21
{And} {They} were the people waiting for {the} Zechariah {and} were marveling at the delay in the temple his
About this coordinate
Luke 1:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 1:21, so the Greek word ἦν (ên) 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 Luke.1.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.21.W2.S1) and character.