ἦν
ēn · G2258 · Greek · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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to be
To possess certain characteristics, whether inherent or transitory
This lexeme does not occur in the New Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- הָיָה hâyâh · H1961 · to be, to become, to serve as
- ἦν is the imperfect active indicative form of εἰμί ('to be'), serving as the standard Greek equivalent for Hebrew הָיָה in past-tense existential, copulative, and stative constructions throughout LXX translation practice.
Word family 31 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0