Matthew 1:18:8Matt.1.18.W8PAT
ἦν.
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
- French
- était
- Spanish
- era
- Portuguese
- era
- German
- war
- Russian
- было
- Arabic-Simplified
- كان
- Hindi
- था
- Chinese-Simplified
- 是
- Korean
- 이었다
- Indonesian
- adalah
- Bengali
- ছিল
- Tagalog
- ay
- Swahili
- ilikuwa
- Amharic
- ነበር
- Yoruba
- wà
- Igbo
- bụ
- Twi
- yɛɛ
- Ewe
- nye
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
TOO DE ee-ay-SOO khri-STOO HÊ GE-ne-sis HOO-tôs ÊN
In context — Matthew 1:18
now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus his of the mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph before {or} them come together was found in the womb having from Holy Spirit
About this coordinate
Matthew 1:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 1:18, 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 Matt.1.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.1.18.W8.S1) and character.