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

James 5:10 ἐν

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
James 5:13 ἐν

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
James 5:14 ἐνἐν

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5:19 ἐν

My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
1 Peter 1:2 ἐν

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
1 Peter 1:4 ἐν

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:5 ἐνἐν

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:6 ἐνἐν

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
1 Peter 1:7 ἐν

so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:11 ἐν

trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
1 Peter 1:12 ἐν

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
1 Peter 1:13 ἐν

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:14 ἐν

As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
1 Peter 1:15 ἐν

But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
1 Peter 1:17 ἐν

Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
1 Peter 1:22 ἐν

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
1 Peter 2:2 ἐν

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
1 Peter 2:6 ἐνἐν

For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
1 Peter 2:12 ἐνἐνἐν

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
1 Peter 2:18 ἐν

Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
1 Peter 2:22 ἐν

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
1 Peter 2:24 ἐν

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
1 Peter 3:2 ἐν

when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
1 Peter 3:4 ἐν

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
1 Peter 3:15 ἐνἐν

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
1 Peter 3:16 ἐνἐν

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
1 Peter 3:19 ἐνἐν

in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
1 Peter 3:20 ἐν

who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
1 Peter 3:22 ἐν

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
1 Peter 4:2 ἐν

Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
1 Peter 4:3 ἐν

For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
1 Peter 4:4 Ἐν

Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
1 Peter 4:11 ἐν

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:12 ἐν

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:13 ἐν

But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
1 Peter 4:14 ἐν

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
1 Peter 4:16 ἐν

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
1 Peter 4:19 ἐν

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
1 Peter 5:1 ἐν

As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
1 Peter 5:2 ἐν

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
1 Peter 5:6 ἐν

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
1 Peter 5:9 ἐν

Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
1 Peter 5:10 ἐν

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
1 Peter 5:13 ἐν

The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
1 Peter 5:14 ἐνἐν

Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
2 Peter 1:1 ἐν

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
2 Peter 1:2 ἐν

Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
2 Peter 1:4 ἐνἐν

Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
2 Peter 1:5 ἐνἐν

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
2 Peter 1:6 ἐνἐνἐν

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;