Luke 2:25:23Luke.2.25.W23PAT
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
- French
- était
- Spanish
- era
- Portuguese
- era
- German
- war
- Russian
- был
- Arabic-Simplified
- كان
- Hindi
- था
- Chinese-Simplified
- 是
- Korean
- 이었다
- Indonesian
- adalah
- Bengali
- ছিল
- Tagalog
- ay
- Swahili
- alikuwa
- Amharic
- ነበር
- Yoruba
- wà
- Igbo
- bụ
- Twi
- wɔɔ
- Ewe
- nye
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
KAI i-DOU AN-thro-pos ÊN en i-e-rou-sa-LÊM HÔI O-no-ma sy-me-ÔN KAI ho AN-thro-pos OU-tos DI-kai-os KAI eu-la-BÊS pros-de-KHO-me-nos pa-RA-klê-sin tou is-ra-ÊL KAI PNEU-ma ÊN HA-gi-on ep au-TON
In context — Luke 2:25
and behold man was in Jerusalem whose name Simeon and the man this righteous and devout waiting for consolation of the Israel and Spirit was holy upon him
About this coordinate
Luke 2:25:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Luke 2:25, 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.2.25.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.25.W23.S1) and character.