ἐν
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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;
(c) with art. inf.,
(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
- Matthew 24:19 ἐνἐν
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
- Matthew 24:26 ἐνἐν
So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
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At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
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For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
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Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
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Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
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But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
- Matthew 24:50 ἐνἐν
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
- Matthew 25:4 ἐν
But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
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The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.
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So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
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When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
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I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
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When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’
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I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
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And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
- Matthew 26:5 ἐνἐν
“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
- Matthew 26:6 ἐνἐν
While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
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Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.
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I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
- Matthew 26:31 ἐνἐν
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
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“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
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“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
- Matthew 26:55 Ἐνἐν
At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
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Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
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And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
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And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
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So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
- Matthew 27:60 ἐνἐν
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Mark 1:2 ἐν
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
- Mark 1:3 ἐν
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
- Mark 1:4 ἐν
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- Mark 1:5 ἐν
People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
- Mark 1:8 ἐν
I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
- Mark 1:9 ἐν
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Mark 1:11 ἐν
And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Mark 1:13 ἐν
and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
- Mark 1:15 ἐν
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
- Mark 1:16 ἐν
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 1:19 ἐν
Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
- Mark 1:20 ἐν
Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
- Mark 1:23 ἐνἐν
Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
- Mark 2:1 ἐν
A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
- Mark 2:6 ἐν
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
