ἐν

en

Greek G1722 Preposition 2,754 occurrences in 2,112 verses

ἐν in/on/among

ἐν,

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 τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ, Mat.7:3; τ. κοιλίᾳ, Mat.12:40; τ. ὄρει, 2Pe.1:18; τ. θρόνῳ, Rev.3:21; τ. δεξιᾷ τ. θεοῦ, Rom.8:34; ἐν ἡμῖν Abbott-Smith has ὑμῖν., Luk.1:1; of books, ἐν τ. βιβλίῳ, Gal.3:10; τ. νόμῳ, Mat.12:5, al.; ἐν τοῖς τ. Πατρός, in my Father's house (RV; cf. M, Pr., 103), Luk.2:49; trop., of the region of thought or feeling, ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ (-αις), Mat.5:28, 2Co.4:6, al.; τ. συνειδήσεσιν, 2Co.5:11; 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, Mat.10:16. δέδωκεν ἐν τ. χειρί (cf. τιθέναι ἐν χερσί, Hom., Il., i, 441, al.), Jhn.3:35; id. after verbs of coming and going (not in cl.), εἰσῆλθε, Luk.9:46; ἐξῆλθεν, Luk.7:17.

II. Of state, condition, form, occupation, etc.: ἐν ζωῇ, Rom.5:10; ἐν τ. θανάτῳ, 1Jn.3:14; ἐν πειρασμοῖς, 1Pe.1:6; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Mrk.5:25; ἐν δόξῃ, Php.4:19; ἐν πραΰτητι, Jas.3:13; ἐν μυστηρίῳ, 1Co.2:7; ἐν τ. διδαχῇ, Mrk.4:2; of a part as contained in a whole, ἐν τ. ἀμπέλῳ, Jhn.15:4; ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι, Rom.12:4; of accompanying objects or persons (simple dative in cl.), with, ἐν αἵματι, Heb.9:25; ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν, Luk.14:31 (cf. Ju 14, Act.7:14); similarly (cl.), of clothing, armour, arms, ἐν στολαῖς, Mrk.12:38; ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, Jas.2:2; ἐν μαξαίρῃ, Luk.22:49; ἐν ῥάβδῳ, 1Co.4:21 (cf. ἐν τόξοις, Xen., Mem., 3, 9, 2); of manner (cl.), ἐν τάχει (= ταχέως), Luk.18:8 (cf. Bl., §41, 1); of spiritual influence, ἐν πνεύματι, Rom.8:9; ἐν π. ἀκαθάρτῳ, Mrk.1:23; of the mystical relation of the Christian life and the believer himself, to God and Christ (cf. ICC, Ro., 160f.; Mayor on Ju 1; M, Pr., 103): ἐν Χριστῷ, Rom.3:24, 6:11, 1Co.3:1, 4:10, 2Co.12:2, Gal.2:17, Eph.6:21, Col.4:7, 1Th.4:16, al.

III. Of the agent, instrument or means (an extension of cl. ἐν of instr.—see LS, see word Ill—corresponding to similar use of Heb. בְּ), by, with: ἐν ὑμῖν κρίνεται ὁ κόσμος (= cl. παρά, C. dative), 1Co.6:2; ἐν τ. ἄρχοντι τ. δαιμονίων, Mat.9:34; ἐν αἵματι, Heb.9:22; ἐν ὕδατι, Mat.3:11, al.; ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτενεῖ (cf. the absol. ἐν μ., ἐν ῥάβδῳ, supr., II, which some would classify here), Rev.13:10 (cf. 6:8). Allied to this usage and distinctly Semitic are the following: ἠγόρασας . . . ἐν τ. αἵματι σου (cf. BDB, see word בְּ, III, 3), Rev.5:9; ὁμολογεῖν ἐν (= Aram. אודי בּ; cf. McNeile on Mt, I.with; M, Pr., 104), Mat.10:32, Luk.12:8; ὀμνύναι ἐν (= cl. accusative, so Jas.5:12), Mat.5:34, al.; also at the rate of, amounting to, Mrk.4:8 (WH; vv. ll., εἰς, ἒν), Act.7:14 (LXX).

IV. Of time,

(a) in or during a period: ἐν τ. ἡμέρᾳ (νυκτί), Jhn.11:9, al.; ἐν σαββάτῳ, Mat.12:2, al.; ἐν τῷ μεταξύ, meanwhile, Jhn.4:31;

(b) at the time of an event: ἐν τ. παρουσίᾳ, 1Co.15:23; ἐν τ. ἀναστάσει, Mat.22:28;

(α) present (so sometimes in cl., but not as in NT = ἕως; V. M, Pr., 215), while: Mat.13:4, Mrk.6:48, Gal.4:18, al.;

(β) aor., when, after: Luk.9:36, al.;

(d) within (cl.): Mat.27:40,

V. In composition: (1) meaning: (a) with adjectives, it signifies usually the possession of a quality, as ἐνάλιος, ἐν́δοξος; (b) with verbs, continuance in (before ἐν) or motion into (before εἰς), as ἐμμένω, ἐμβαίνω. (ii) Assimilation: ἐν becomes ἐμ- before β, μ, π, φ, ψ; ἐγ- before γ, κ, ξ, χ; ἐλ- before λ. But in the older MSS of NT, followed by modern editions, assimilation is sometimes neglected, as in ἐνγράφω, ἐγκαινίζω, etc.

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Concordance 2,112 verses

John 6:61 ἐν

Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
John 7:1 ἐνἐν

After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
John 7:4 ἐνἐν

For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
John 7:9 ἐν

Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.
John 7:10 ἐν

But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
John 7:11 ἐν

So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”
John 7:12 ἐν

Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
John 7:18 ἐν

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
John 7:22 ἐν

But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
John 7:23 ἐνἐν

If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
John 7:28 ἐν

Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
John 7:37 Ἐν

On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
John 7:43 ἐν

So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
John 8:3 ἐν

The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
John 8:5 ἐν

In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
John 8:9 ἐν

When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
John 8:12 ἐν

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:17 ἐν

Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
John 8:20 ἐνἐν

He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
John 8:21 ἐν

Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
John 8:24 ἐνἐν

That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
John 8:31 ἐν

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
John 8:35 ἐν

A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
John 8:37 ἐν

I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
John 8:44 ἐνἐν

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
John 9:3 ἐν

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
John 9:5 ἐν

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
John 9:14 ἐν

Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
John 9:16 ἐν

Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
John 9:30 Ἐν

“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
John 9:34 Ἐν

They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
John 10:19 ἐν

Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
John 10:22 ἐν

At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
John 10:23 ἐνἐν

and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
John 10:25 ἐν

“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
John 10:34 ἐν

Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
John 10:38 ἐνἐν

But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
John 11:6 ἐν

So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
John 11:9 ἐν

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
John 11:10 ἐνἐν

But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”
John 11:17 ἐν

When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
John 11:20 ἐν

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.
John 11:24 ἐνἐν

Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
John 11:30 ἐν

Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
John 11:31 ἐν

When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
John 11:38 ἐν

Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
John 11:54 ἐν

As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
John 11:56 ἐν

They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
John 12:13 ἐν

They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
John 12:20 ἐν

Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.