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

Mark 16:18 ἐν

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
Luke 1:1 ἐν

Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
Luke 1:5 ἐν

In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
Luke 1:6 ἐν

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Luke 1:7 ἐν

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Luke 1:8 ἐνἐν

One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
Luke 1:17 ἐνἐν

And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 1:18 ἐν

“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Luke 1:21 ἐνἐν

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
Luke 1:22 ἐν

When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
Luke 1:25 ἐνἐν

“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Luke 1:26 Ἐν

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Luke 1:31 ἐν

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Luke 1:36 ἐν

Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
Luke 1:39 ἐν

In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
Luke 1:41 ἐν

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:42 ἐν

In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Luke 1:44 ἐνἐν

For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 1:51 ἐν

He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Luke 1:59 ἐν

On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
Luke 1:65 ἐν

All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
Luke 1:66 ἐν

And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Luke 1:69 ἐν

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
Luke 1:75 ἐν

in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
Luke 1:77 ἐν

to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Luke 1:78 ἐν

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
Luke 1:79 ἐν

to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Luke 1:80 ἐν

And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
Luke 2:1 ἐν

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
Luke 2:6 ἐν

While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
Luke 2:7 ἐνἐν

And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:8 ἐν

And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Luke 2:11 ἐν

Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
Luke 2:12 ἐν

And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:14 ἐνἐν

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
Luke 2:16 ἐν

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
Luke 2:19 ἐν

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
Luke 2:21 ἐν

When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
Luke 2:23 ἐν

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
Luke 2:24 ἐν

and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
Luke 2:25 ἐν

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 2:27 ἐνἐν

Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
Luke 2:29 ἐν

“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Luke 2:34 ἐν

Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
Luke 2:36 ἐν

There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
Luke 2:43 ἐνἐν

When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
Luke 2:44 ἐνἐν

Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
Luke 2:46 ἐνἐν

Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Luke 2:49 ἐν

“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
Luke 2:51 ἐν

Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.