Greek · Strong's G1722 · Preposition
ἐν
en
in/on/among
How it's translated
- in1632
- among121
- by94
- with82
- on52
- at38
- in the22
- into15
Definition
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…
Its meaning group
Spacial Positions › Among, Between, In, Inside 57% of uses
Relations › Association 18% of uses
Relations › Specification 14% of uses
Time › Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout 11% of uses
Words with a similar meaning
Between Hebrew and Greek
In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:
- עַל al · upon 111×
- אֶל el · to(wards) 41×
- עִם im · with 22×
- בַּיִן ba·yin · between 11×
- אֲשֶׁר a·sher · which 10×
- בִּי bi · please 6×
Where it appears
Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation
- Luke295
- Matthew240
- Acts227
- John176
- Romans135
- Revelation129
- 1 Corinthians124
- Mark122
- 2 Corinthians105
- Ephesians87
…and 17 more books.
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