En — G1722

G1722 · Greek — ἐν

Pronunciation: en

Definition

preposition

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.

  1. Locally
    1. of place proper
      1. in the interior of some whole
      2. of proximity, at, near, by
      3. of the contents of a writing, book, etc
      4. tropically, applied to things not perceived by the senses, as ἐν τῇ καρδία, ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις
    2. with the dative of a person, in the person, nature, soul, thought of anyone
    3. It answers to the German an , when used a. of the person or thing on whom or on which some power is operative
      1. of that in which something is manifest
      2. after verbs of stumbling, striking
    4. with, among, in the presence of, with the dative of person
    5. used of that with which a person is surrounded, equipped, furnished, assisted, or acts
      1. in equivalent to among, with collective nouns
      2. of the garments with (in) which one is clad
      3. of that which one either leads or brings with him, or with which he is furnished or equipped
      4. of the state or condition in which anything is done or anyone exists, acts, suffers
    6. of that in which any person or thing is inherently fixed, implanted, or with which it is intimately connected
      1. of the whole in which a part inheres
      2. of a person to whom another is wholly joined and to whose power and. influence he is subject, so that the former may be likened to the place in which the latter lives and moves. So used in the writings of Paul and of John particularly of intimate relationship with God or with Christ, and for the most part involving contextually the idea of power and blessing resulting from that union thus, εἶναι or μένειν ἐν τῷ πατρί or ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, of Christ
      3. of that in which other things are contained and upheld, as their cause and origin
      4. after certain verbs denoting an affection, because the affection inheres or resides, as it were, in that to which it relates
    7. after verbs implying motion ἐν with the dative is so used as to seem, according to our laws of speech, to be employed for εἰς with the accusative
    8. Constructions somewhat peculiar
      1. ἐν Αἰγύπτου namely, γῆ
      2. expressions shaped by the Hebrew idiom
      3. ὁμολογῶ, ἐν τίνι after the Syriac (B ydw) [] [not the tiebr., see Fritzsche on Matthew, p. 386; Buttmann, 176 ; Winers Grammar, § 32, 3 b., yet cf. § 4, a.]), properly, to confess in one's case (or when one's cause is at stake ), the nature of the confession being evident from the context
      4. on the very common phrase ἐν ὀνόματι τίνος, see ὄνομα
  2. With the notion of Time ἐν marks a. periods and portions of time in which anything occurs, in, on, at, during
      1. before substantives signifying an event, it is sometimes equivalent to at the time of this or that event (German bei)
      2. before infinitives with the article
      3. within, in the course of
  3. In Composition. Prefixed to adjectives ἐν denotes lying or situated in some place or condition, possessed of or noted for something
    1. remaining, staying, continuing in some place, state, or condition
    2. motion into something, entering into, mingling in
    3. in ἐμφυσάω, ἐμπρήθω, ἐμπτύω it answers to German an (on)

Usually translated as

in, by, with, among, at, on, through, therein, give self wholly to, to, within, of, into, hereby, unto, herein, openly, when, wherewith, upon, shortly, throughout, where, thereon, while, almost, mightily, quickly, there, toward, about, after, against, altogether, before, between, inwardly, outwardly, speedily, that, under, as, one

Origin

a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537)

Occurrences

En occurs 2,698 times in 2,063 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (234), Mark (115), Luke (260), John (167), Acts (217), Romans (132), 1 Corinthians (121), 2 Corinthians (105), Galatians (36), Ephesians (87), Philippians (50), Colossians (58), 1 Thessalonians (37), 2 Thessalonians (21), 1 Timothy (30), 2 Timothy (28), Titus (13), Philemon (7), Hebrews (54), James (32), 1 Peter (41), 2 Peter (27), 1 John (48), 2 John (7), 3 John (3), Jude (9), Revelation (124)

Strong's Lexicon — E