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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 35 times in 34 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:15 - and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:4 - Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:18 - And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - “and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:29 - for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:30 - Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary[fn] and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 - “how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40 - “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21 - Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:23 - And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:24 - But the boat was now in the middle of the sea,[fn] tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:38 - Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:22 - But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - “The baptism of John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:33 - “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:8 - “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:25 - “Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:38 - “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:2 - “Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24 - “The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:43 - And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:69 - Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:71 - And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:55 - And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses,[fn] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:61 - And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
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