Luke 2:40:12Luke.2.40.W12PAT

ἦν

ên

{It} was

Transliteration
ÊN
Extended
ÊN
IPA
/ˈɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
{It} was
French
{Elle} était
Spanish
{Él} estaba
Portuguese
{Ele} estava
German
{Sie} war
Russian
была
Arabic-Simplified
كانت
Hindi
थी
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
있었다
Indonesian
adalah
Bengali
ছিল
Tagalog
ay
Swahili
ilikuwa
Amharic
ነበር
Yoruba
wa
Igbo
dị
Twi
Ewe
le

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kai KHA-ris the-OO ÊN ep au-TO

  3. sentence

    to de pai-DI-on ÊU-ksa-nen kai e-kra-tai-OU-to plê-ROU-me-non so-PHI-a kai KHA-ris the-OO ÊN ep au-TO

In contextLuke 2:40

the and child {He} was growing and {He} was becoming strong being filled with wisdom and favor of God {It} was upon him

About this coordinate

Luke 2:40:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 2:40, 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.2.40.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.40.W12.S1) and character.