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Greek · G2258

ἦν

I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)

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ἦνG2258
Pronunciationēn

What does ἦν (ēn) mean in the Bible?

ἦν (ēn) is a Greek word meaning "I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἦν (ēn) mean in the Bible?

) was (wast or were)".

Evidence Summary

Greek word. I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)

Strong'sG2258
Lexical occurrences0 verses
Verse guides0 guides

Source Gloss

I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
Extended definition

:--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 22 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
background22
Tense
imperfect22
Voice
active22
Mood
indicative22
NT Occurrences
Mark 12:20ἦσανimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 15:40Ἦσανimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 2:36ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 5:17ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 5:29ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 20:29ἦσανimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 3:1Ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 4:46ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 5:1ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 7:39ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 11:1Ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 11:6ἦνimperfect active indicativebackground1 Corinthians 16:12ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundHebrews 7:11ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 1:4ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 1:8ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 4:8ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 11:17ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 16:5ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 17:11ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 17:8ἦνimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 17:8ἦνimperfect active indicativebackground

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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