ἐν

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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

1 John 3:18 ἐν

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
1 John 3:19 ἐν

And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
1 John 3:24 ἐνἐνἐνἐν

Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
1 John 4:2 Ἐνἐν

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
1 John 4:3 ἐν

and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
1 John 4:4 ἐνἐν

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:9 Ἐνἐν

This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
1 John 4:10 ἐν

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:12 ἐνἐν

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
1 John 4:13 ἐνἐνἐν

By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:15 ἐνἐν

If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:16 ἐνἐνἐνἐν

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:17 Ἐνἐνἐν

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
1 John 4:18 ἐνἐν

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
1 John 5:2 ἐν

By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
1 John 5:6 ἐνἐνἐν

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
1 John 5:10 ἐν

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
1 John 5:11 ἐν

And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
1 John 5:19 ἐν

We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
1 John 5:20 ἐνἐν

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
2 John 1:1 ἐν

The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
2 John 1:2 ἐν

because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
2 John 1:3 ἐν

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
2 John 1:4 ἐν

I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
2 John 1:6 ἐν

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
2 John 1:7 ἐν

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
2 John 1:9 ἐνἐν

Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
3 John 1:1 ἐν

The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
3 John 1:3 ἐν

For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
3 John 1:4 ἐν

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Jude 1:1 ἐν

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
Jude 1:10 ἐν

These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
Jude 1:12 ἐν

These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
Jude 1:14 ἐν

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Jude 1:20 ἐν

But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Jude 1:21 ἐν

keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
Jude 1:23 ἐν

save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
Jude 1:24 ἐν

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
Revelation 1:1 ἐν

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
Revelation 1:3 ἐν

Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
Revelation 1:4 ἐν

John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
Revelation 1:5 ἐν

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
Revelation 1:9 ἐνἐνἐν

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
Revelation 1:10 ἐνἐν

On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
Revelation 1:13 ἐν

and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
Revelation 1:15 ἐν

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
Revelation 1:16 ἐνἐν

He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Revelation 2:1 ἐνἐνἐν

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
Revelation 2:7 ἐν

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 2:8 ἐν

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.