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GreekG1722Preposition

ἐν

en

2,151Occurrences
G1722Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.

a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 (εἰς) and G1537 (ἐκ));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.).
I
Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν πόλει; οφθαλμῷ; κοιλίᾳ; ὄρει; θρόνῳ; δεξιᾷ θεοῦ; *ἐν ἡμῖν *Abbott-Smith has ὑμῖν.; of books, ἐν βιβλίῳ; νόμῳ, ἐν τοῖς Πατρός, in my Father's house (RV; cf. M, Pr., 103); trop., of the region of thought or feeling, *ἐν καρδίᾳ *(-αις), συνειδήσεσιν; after verbs of motion, instead of *εἰς *(constructio praegnans, a usage extended in late Gk. beyond the limits observed in cl.; cf. Bl., §41, 1; M, Th., 12), *ἀποστέλλω *. . ἐν. δέδωκεν ἐν χειρί; verbs of coming and going (not in cl.), εἰσῆλθε; ἐξῆλθεν.
II
Of state, condition, form, occupation, etc.: ἐν ζωῇ; ἐν θανάτῳ; ἐν πειρασμοῖς; ἐν εἰρήνῃ; ἐν δόξῃ; ἐν πραΰτητι; ἐν μυστηρίῳ; ἐν διδαχῇ; of a part as contained in a whole, ἐν ἀμπέλῳ; ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι; of accompanying objects or persons (simple dative in cl.), with, ἐν αἵματι; ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν; similarly, of clothing, armour, arms, ἐν στολαῖς; ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ; ἐν μαξαίρῃ; ἐν ῥάβδῳ; of manner, *ἐν τάχει *(= ταχέως); of spiritual influence, ἐν πνεύματι; ἐν π. ἀκαθάρτῳ; of the mystical relation of the Christian life and the believer himself, to God and Christ : ἐν Χριστῷ
III
Of the agent, instrument or means (an extension of cl. *ἐν *of instr.—see LS, Ill—corresponding to similar use of Heb. בְּ), by, with: ἐν ὑμῖν κρίνεται ὁ κόσμος; ἐν ἄρχοντι δαιμονίων; ἐν αἵματι; ἐν ὕδατι, ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτενεῖ. Allied to this usage and distinctly Semitic are the following: *ἠγόρασας *. . ἐν αἵματι σου; *ὁμολογεῖν ἐν *(= Aram. אודי בּ; cf. McNeile on Mt, I.with; M, Pr., 104),; ὀμνύναι ἐν, also at the rate of, amounting to, (LXX).
IV
Of time, (a) in or during a period: *ἐν ἡμέρᾳ *(νυκτί), ἐν σαββάτῳ, ἐν μεταξύ, meanwhile; (b) at the time of an event: ἐν παρουσίᾳ; ἐν ἀναστάσει; (with) with art. inf., (α) present (so sometimes in cl., but not as in NT = ἕως;
V
M, Pr., 215), while: , (β) aor., when, after: (d) within
V
In composition: (1) meaning: (a) with adjectives, it signifies usually the possession of a quality, as ἐνάλιος, ἐν́*δοξος; *(b) with verbs, continuance in or motion into , as ἐμμένω, ἐμβαίνω. (ii) Assimilation: *ἐν *becomes ἐμ- μ, π, φ, ψ; ἐγ- κ, ξ, χ; ἐλ- . But in the older MSS of NT, followed by modern editions, assimilation is sometimes neglected, as in ἐνγράφω, ἐγκαινίζω, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

ἐν appears 2,151 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
295
Matthew
240
Acts
227
John
176
Romans
135
Revelation
129
1 Corinthians
124
Mark
122

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:2BSB

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

2 Thessalonians 2:9BSB

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Galatians 3:8BSB

The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

Luke 2:7BSB

And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Mark 11:25BSB

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

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