What does ἐν · σύ mean in the Bible?
ἐν · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning "in you, indwelling".
Greek · G1722, G4771
ἐν ὑμῖν
"In," at, (up-)on, by, etc. · thou
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ἐν G1722 "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciation en
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
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σύ G4771 thou
Pronunciation sý
Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas
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What does ἐν ὑμῖν (en hymin) mean in the Bible?
ἐν · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning "in you, indwelling".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1722, G4771?
G1722, G4771 is connected to 2,733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. in you, indwelling
Source Gloss
in you, indwelling
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2733
Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:11 2733×
Word Origins
ἐν ὑμῖν is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain