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Lexicon :: Strong's G2258 - ēn

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Strong's

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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)

Greek Inflections of ἦν [?]

mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
441x in 9 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)

ἦσαν — 89x

Ἦσαν — 7x

ἦσθα — 2x

ἦτε — 11x

ᾖσαν — 1x

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2258:

† For 2258 see Strong's entry G1510.

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Concordance Results Shown Using the NLT

Strong's Number G2258 matches the Greek ἦν (ēn),
which occurs 110 times in 99 verses in 'Jhn' in the TR Greek.

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Jhn 1:1 - In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:2

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Jhn 1:2 - He existed in the beginning with God.

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Jhn 1:4 - The Word gave life to everything that was created,[fn]
and his life brought light to everyone.

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Jhn 1:8 - John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.

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Jhn 1:9 - The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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Jhn 1:10 - He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:15

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Jhn 1:15 - John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:24

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Jhn 1:24 - Then the Pharisees who had been sent

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:28

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Jhn 1:28 - This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:30

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Jhn 1:30 - He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:39

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Jhn 1:39 - “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:40

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Jhn 1:40 - Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:44

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Jhn 1:44 - Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:1

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Jhn 2:1 - The next day[fn] there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:6

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Jhn 2:6 - Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.[fn]

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Jhn 2:13 - It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

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Jhn 2:23 - Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:25

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Jhn 2:25 - No one needed to tell him what mankind is really like.

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Jhn 3:1 - There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:19

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Jhn 3:19 - And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:23

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Jhn 3:23 - At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:24

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Jhn 3:24 - (This was before John was thrown into prison.)

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Jhn 3:26 - So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:6

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Jhn 4:6 - Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:46

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Jhn 4:46 - As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick.

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Jhn 5:1 - Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:5

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Jhn 5:5 - One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:9

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Jhn 5:9 - Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath,

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:35

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Jhn 5:35 - John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:4

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Jhn 6:4 - (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)

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Jhn 6:10 - “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:22

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Jhn 6:22 - The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:62

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Jhn 6:62 - Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?

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Jhn 7:2 - But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters,

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:12

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Jhn 7:12 - There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.”

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:39

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Jhn 7:39 - (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given,[fn] because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:42

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Jhn 7:42 - For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:39

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Jhn 8:39 - “Our father is Abraham!” they declared. “No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.[fn]

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Jhn 8:42 - Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.

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Jhn 8:44 - For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:8

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Jhn 9:8 - His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:14

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Jhn 9:14 - because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:16

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Jhn 9:16 - Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So there was a deep division of opinion among them.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:18

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Jhn 9:18 - The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:24

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Jhn 9:24 - So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[fn] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:33

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Jhn 9:33 - If this man were not from God, he couldn’t have done it.”

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:41

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Jhn 9:41 - “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:6

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Jhn 10:6 - Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant,

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:22

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Jhn 10:22 - It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:40

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Jhn 10:40 - He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile.

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