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Lexicon :: Strong's G2258 - ēn

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ἦν
Transliteration
ēn (Key)
Pronunciation
ane
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Imperfect of εἰμί (G1510)
Strong’s Definitions

ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 457x

The KJV translates Strong's G2258 in the following manner: was (267x), were (115x), had been (12x), had (11x), taught (with G1321) (4x), stood (with G2476) (4x), miscellaneous (42x), variations of 'was' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 457x
The KJV translates Strong's G2258 in the following manner: was (267x), were (115x), had been (12x), had (11x), taught (with G1321) (4x), stood (with G2476) (4x), miscellaneous (42x), variations of 'was' (1x).
  1. I was, etc.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
STRONGS G2258:
† For 2258 see Strong's entry G1510.

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2258 matches the Greek ἦν (ēn),
which occurs 441 times in 404 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 2 / 9 (Mar 5:5–Luk 2:25)

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:5 - Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:11 - Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:21 - And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:40 - And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:42 - And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 - And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:34 - When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:44 - And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:47 - And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 - And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night[fn] he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:52 - for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:26 - Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:9 - And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:6 - For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:22 - Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:32 - And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:13 - And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:30 - Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:32 - But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:20 - There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:4 - There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21 - For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:40 - And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:54 - And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:56 - For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:59 - Yet even about this their testimony did not agree.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:67 - and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:7 - And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:25 - And it was the third hour[fn] when they crucified him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:26 - And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:39 - And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he[fn] breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son[fn] of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:41 - When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:42 - And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - And Joseph[fn] bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:4 - And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:6 - And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:7 - But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:10 - And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 - And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:66 - and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 - And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:7 - And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 - And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:25 - Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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