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Strong's #2258 - ἦν

Transliteration

ēn

Phonetics

ane

Origin

imperfect of (G1510)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

I was, etc.

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (434)

Matthew 37

Mark 58

Luke 98

John 108

Acts 76

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 6

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 5

Ephesians 2

Philippians 2

Colossians 2

Hebrews 8

James 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 6

Revelation 17

BSB (0)

The Berean Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

CSB (371)

Matthew 32

Mark 49

Luke 88

John 98

Acts 65

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 6

Galatians 2

Ephesians 2

Philippians 2

Colossians 1

Hebrews 8

James 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 4

Revelation 17

ESV (0)

The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (457)

Matthew 37

Mark 61

Luke 102

John 111

Acts 81

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 6

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 7

Ephesians 3

Philippians 2

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Thessalonians 1

Titus 1

Hebrews 8

James 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 2

1 John 6

Revelation 18

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (353)

Matthew 42

Mark 58

Luke 102

John 148

Acts 104

Romans 9

1 Corinthians 13

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 11

Ephesians 6

Philippians 3

1 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

Hebrews 12

James 3

1 Peter 3

2 Peter 3

1 John 8

Revelation 20

WEB (441)

Matthew 36

Mark 63

Luke 99

John 109

Acts 78

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 6

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 5

Ephesians 2

Philippians 2

Colossians 1

Hebrews 9

James 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

1 John 6

Revelation 16

YLT (422)

Matthew 31

Mark 54

Luke 97

John 108

Acts 77

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 6

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 4

Ephesians 2

Philippians 2

Colossians 1

Hebrews 8

James 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 2

1 John 5

Revelation 17

ASV (434)

a 3

agree 1

agreed 1

also 1

and it was 1

be 2

being 1

did 1

dumb 1

even was 1

for 1

for he was 1

had 10

had been 4

having 1

he 7

he abode 1

he continued 1

he had 2

he had been 2

he stood 1

he was 38

he were 2

he would 1

him 1

himself was 1

indeed it were 1

is 1

it had been 1

it was 24

it were 1

man was 1

nbsp 7

now it was 1

now there was 2

part held 1

she was 2

straightway there was 1

that 1

that was 2

there was 32

there were 19

thereof was 1

they 2

they became 1

they had 1

they had been 3

they preached the gospel 1

they that were 1

they were 21

thou hadst been 2

thou hast been 2

thou wast 1

was 140

was it 2

wast 2

we were 1

were 50

were drawing 1

were it 1

when ye were 1

whereas ye were 1

which was 1

who was 3

who wast 2

would have been 1

ye were 8

BSB (0)

The Berean Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

CSB (371)

about 1

be 4

been 17

came 1

come 1

exist 1

existed 2

had 18

held 1

is 1

place 1

received 1

stayed 1

was 227

were 94

ESV (0)

The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (457)

( 1

* 9

abode 1

agreed 1

be 2

beckoned 1

been 16

came 1

continued 3

did 1

down 1

fainted 1

for 2

gospel 1

had 10

he 4

held 1

is 1

it 3

marvelled 1

near 1

preached 1

sat 1

sore 1

stedfastly 1

stood 4

taught 1

them 2

together 2

used 1

waited 1

was 256

was ( 1

wast 5

watched 1

went 2

were 114

withdrew 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (353)

achieved 1

announced 1

are 1

arrived 1

ate 1

be 9

been 15

began 3

belonged 2

brought 1

burn 1

came 1

come 2

continued 1

ended 1

exist 1

existed 5

for 1

gave 1

had 8

happened 2

head 1

heaven 1

her 1

home 1

into 1

is 4

its 1

lived 2

look 1

looked 1

lying 1

made 1

met 1

news 1

ordered 1

other 1

otherwise 1

place 1

remained 2

reputation 1

risen 1

saying 1

see 1

shone 1

sided 1

sinned 1

spent 1

stay 1

stayed 2

to 2

was 168

went 1

were 81

where 1

with 4

wrong 1

yeast 1

WEB (441)

* 9

a 1

agree 2

be 2

because he was 1

being 1

covenant had been 1

for 1

had 11

had been 6

having 1

he 8

he continued 1

he had 4

he had been 2

he stayed 1

he stood 1

he was 24

he were 2

he would 1

him 1

himself was 1

immediately there was 1

indeed it were 1

is 1

it 1

it was 19

it were 1

it would be 1

jesus was 1

man was 2

mute 1

now it was 1

now there was 2

of 1

part sided 1

she was 2

that 1

there was 22

there were 16

they 2

they had 2

they had been 1

they had belonged 1

they preached the good news 1

they were 15

those who were 1

was 168

was during 1

was it 2

we were 1

were 61

were coming 1

when you were 1

whereas you were 1

which were 1

who was 5

who were 2

would have been 1

you have been 2

you were 9

you would have been 2

YLT (422)

also were 1

and he was 1

and it was 1

and there was 1

are 1

as yet he was 1

be 1

had 3

had been 2

hath been 2

have 1

have been 1

he had 3

he hath been 1

he was 49

he was having 1

he were 3

herod was 1

himself was 1

is lying 1

it hath been 2

it was 25

it were 4

no one was 1

of age was 1

of you were 1

one had 1

one was 5

one were 2

place was 1

she was 2

the things were 1

then, it was 1

there was 28

there were 21

they had 1

they had been 3

they were 25

things there was 1

things thou wast 2

things were 3

those eating were 1

thou hadst been 2

thou wast 1

thou wert 1

to be 1

was 143

wast 4

were 52

woman was 1

ye were 9

RAH

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SWE

The
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ANT

The
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this Strong's Number

BEZ

The
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BGB

The
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BMT

The
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BYZ

The
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ELZ

A-NSM 2

ADV 2

D-DSF 1

N-ASF 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

P-GP 1

P-NSF 1

R-ASF 7

V-IAI-1P 5

V-IAI-2P 10

V-IAI-2S 5

V-IAI-3P 94

V-IAI-3S 304

V-IMI-2S 2

V-PAS-2P 2

NA26

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SBL

The
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this Strong's Number

SCV

The Simplified Cowboy Version
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this Strong's Number

STV

The
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TIS

The
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TRG

A-NSM 2

ADV 2

D-DSF 1

N-ASF 1

N-GSM 1

N-NSM 1

P-GP 1

P-NSF 1

R-ASF 7

V-IAI-1P 5

V-IAI-2P 10

V-IAI-2S 5

V-IAI-3P 93

V-IAI-3S 300

V-IMI-2S 2

V-PAS-2P 2

The
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Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἦν,

v. φημί, εἰμί (sum). ἧνα, inf. ἧναι, v. αἵνω.

φημί, φῄς, φηις

PCair.Zen. 316.1 (iii B. C.), PSI 7.846.7 (Pap. of Ar. (?), ii/iii A. D.), cf. Hdn.Gr.2.147, 419; φησί (apocop. φή Anacr. 40); pl. φᾰμέν, φᾰτέ, φᾱσί; Dor. φᾱμί, φᾱσί or φᾱτί (Ar. Ach. 771, Anon. in PSI 9.1091.11, 18), 3 pl. φαντί; Aeol. φᾶμι Sapph. 32, 2 sg. φαῖσθα Alc. Supp. 20.6, 3 sg. φαῖσι ib.26.5, Sapph. 66, 3 pl. φαῖσι Sapph. Supp. 5.2: aor. 2 ἔφην, φῆν Il. 18.326; ἔφησθα 1.397, al., Ar. Lys. 132, X. An. 1.6.7, Pl. Cra. 438a, Aeschin. 3.164, etc. (rarely ἔφης Il. 22.280, X. Cyr. 4.1.23), φῆσθα Il. 21.186, Od. 14.149 (v.l. φῇσθα), φῆς Il. 5.473, Od. 7.239 (v.l.); ἔφη, φῆ, Dor. φᾶ Pi. I. 2.11; 1 pl. ἔφᾰμεν Isoc. 3.26 (ἔφημεν A.D. Adv. 184.7, Gal. 1.158, Papp. 524.16, Choerob. in Theod. 2.341 H.); 2 pl. ἔφᾰτε And. 2.25; 3 pl. ἔφασαν, φάσαν Il. 2.278, also ἔφᾰν, φάν, 3.161, 6.108; imper. φαθί (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr. 1.431, al., A.D. Synt. 264.4; φάθι is found in codd. of Pl. Grg. 475e, al.); subj. φῶ, φῇς, φῇ, φῇσιν Od. 1.168, φήῃ 11.128, 23.275; Dor. 3 pl. subj. φᾶντι Tab.Heracl. 1.116; opt. φαίην, 1 pl. φαῖμεν Il. 2.81, 24.222, Pi. N. 7.87, 3 pl. φαῖεν Th. 3.68, etc.; inf. φάναι, Hdt. 1.27, etc., poet. φάμεν Pi. N. 8.19; part. φάς Il. 9.35, Hdt. 1.63, 141, SIG 279.18 (Zeleia, iv B. C.), φᾶσα Hdt. 6.135, pl. φάντες Il. 3.44, 14.126, Pl. Alc. 2.139b: fut. φήσω, Dor. φασῶ Ar. Ach. 739, etc.; 1 pl. φασοῦμες Diotog. ap. Stob. 4.1.133: aor. 1 ἔφησα Cratin. in PSI 11.1212.9, Hdt. 3.153, PCair.Zen. 19.3 (iii B. C.) (ἔφασεν is dub. ib. 140.7); Dor. 3 sg. φᾶσε Pi. N. 1.66; 2 sg. subj. (Dor.) φάσῃς [ᾱ ] Simon. 32 (φήσῃς etc. codd. Stob., corr. Bgk.); opt. φήσειε Hdt. 6.69, A. Pr. 503, part. φήσας X. Mem. 3.11.1, Isoc. 12.239, inf. φῆσαι Thphr. Char. 2.7: — Med. (chiefly poet. in early writers), impf. and aor. 2 ἐφάμην, ἔφατο (also SIG 437.6 (Delph., iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 343.8 (iii B. C.), PSI 4.437.8 (iii B. C.), Parth. 4.5, etc.), φάτο Il. 20.262, φάσθε Od. 6.200, 10.562, ἔφαντο, φάντο 24.460; imper. φάο 16.168, 18.171, φάσθω, φάσθε; inf. φάσθαι; part. φάμενος (also Archim. Spir. Prooem., Eratosth.Prooem., SIG 364.83 (Ephesus, iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 236.4 (iii B. C.), PHamb. 4.14 (i A. D.), J. AJ 17.12.2, Gal. 6.228, etc.): Dor. fut. φάσομαι [ᾱ ] Pi. N. 9.43: — Pass., pf. 3 sg. πέφαται A.R. 2.500; 3 sg. imper. πεφάσθω Pl. Ti. 72d; but part. πεφασμένος Il. 14.127, A. Pr. 843 shd. be referred to φαίνω: aor. ἐφάθην (ἀπ-, κατ-) Arist. Int. 18b39. The pres. indic. φημί is enclit., exc. in 2 sg. pres. φῄς: φαμέν is 1 pl. pres., φάμεν poet. inf.: φαντί is 3 pl., φάντι part. II φάσκω supplied all moods of pres. except the indic., also impf. ἔφασκον; cf. ἠμί. [ ᾰ, except in φᾱσι, and in masc. and fem. part. φάς, φᾶσα: in inf. φάναι ᾰ always; φᾶναι is corrupt in Eub. 119.11 codd. Ath. ]: —

I say, affirm, assert, either abs., or folld. by inf., e. g. Λυσίθευς Μικίωνα φιλῖν (= -εῖν) φησι IG 12.924, cf. 57.48, or acc. et inf.; the inf. is freq. omitted, σὲ κακὸν καὶ ἀνάλκιδα φήσει (sc. εἶναι) Il. 8.153; also Κορινθίους τί φῶμεν; what shall we say of them? X. HG 3.5.12; φ. πρός τινα, πρὸς ξεῖνον φάσθαι ἔπος ἠδ' ἐπακοῦσαι Od. 17.584: less freq. c. dat., αὐτοῖς Matthew 13:28; κατά τινος φ. to speak against him, X. Ap. 25: sts. folld. by ὡς, Lys. 7.19, v.l. in X. HG 6.3.7; by ὅτι, Pl. Grg. 487d, Corn. ND 30; by an interrog. clause, μή ποτε φάσῃς ὅ τι γίνεται αὔριον Simon. l.c.; by part., dub. in Pl. Grg. 481c (fort. leg. θῶμεν); also parenthetic, τίνες, φῄς, ἦσαν οἱ λόγοι; Pl. Phd. 59c. since what one says commonly expresses a belief or opinion, think, deem, suppose, φῆ γὰρ ὅ γ' αἱρήσειν Πριάμου πόλιν Il. 2.37; φαίης κε ζάκοτόν τέ τιν' ἔμμεναι ἄφρονά τε you would say, would think, he was.., 3.220; ἶσον ἐμοὶ φάσθαι to say he is (i. e. fancy himself) equal to me, 1.187, 15.167; μὴ.. φαθὶ λεύσσειν think not that you see, Theoc. 22.56; τί φῄς; what say you? i.e. what think you? (v. infr. 11.5); λέγ' ἀνύσας ὅ τι φῄς Ar. Pl. 349: — so φ. δεῖν, φ. χρῆναι, deem it right, And. 3.34, Isoc. 3.48. say, i.e. write, of an author, ὡς ἔφημεν Gal. 1.158, etc. — The Med. has all these senses as well as the Act.

II Special Phrases:

1 φασί, they say, it is said, Il. 5.638, Od. 6.42, etc.; parenthetically, Arist. EN 1109a35, Men. Epit. 223, etc.: Prose writers use φησί when quoting, D. 23.89, etc.; φησίν saith Hebrews 1 Corinthians 6:16; esp. of an opponent's objection, Plu. 2.112c; even after a plural, ὅ τοίνυν μέγιστον ἔχειν οἴονται.. καὶ αὐτός, φησί, τῶν εἰσιόντων ἦσθα Lib. Or. 52.39; "" τὸν δὲ μετ' εἰσενόησα, ἔφη Ὅμηρος as H. said, Pl. Prt. 315b.

2. joined with a synon. Verb, ἔφη λέγων, ἔφησε λέγων, Hdt. 3.156, 6.137, etc.; ἔλεγε φάς Id. 1.122; λέγει οὐδέν, φαμένη.. Id. 2.22; τί ἐροῦμεν ἢ τί φήσομεν; D. 8.37, cf. 25.100; τί φῶ; τί λέξω; E. Hel. 483.

3. in repeating dialogues the Verb commonly goes before its subject, ἔφην ἐγώ, ἔφη ὁ Σωκράτης, said I, said S., but the order is sts. inverted, ἐγὼ ἔφην, ὁ Σωκράτης ἔφη, I said, S. said.

4. inserted parenthetically, though the sentence has been introduced by λέγει, εἶπεν, etc., ὁ Ἰσχόμαχος.. εἶπεν· ἀλλὰ παίζεις μὲν σύ γε, ἔφη X. Oec. 17.10, cf. Pl. Chrm. 164e; ἡ κρίσις.. διαρρήδην λέγει διότι, φησίν, ἔδοξε τἀληθῆ εἰσαγγεῖλαι Lys. 13.50.

5. τί φημί; S. OT 1471, and τί φῄς; Ph. 804, E. Hel. 706 (dub.), are used extra metrum, as exclamations.

6. κυριώτατα φάναι, in parenthesis, strictly speaking, Ph. 2.374; ὡς οὕτω φάναι, = ὡς εἰπεῖν, ἅπασαι ὡς οὕτω φάναι practically all, Gal. Vict.Att. 9; συνελόντα (v.l. -όντι) φάναι, = συνελόντι εἰπεῖν, Id. 16.502.

7. Οἰδίπουν.. ἂν μόνον φῶ if I only mention Oedipus, Antiph. 191.6, cf. Pl. Cra. 411a, 435a.

III like κατάφημι, say yes, affirm, assert, καὶ τοὺς φάναι and they said yes, Hdt. 8.88; καί φημι κἀπόφημι S. OC 317; ἔγωγέ φημι Pl. Grg. 526c; φάναι τε καὶ ἀπαρνεῖσθαι Id. Tht. 165a: c. inf., φῂς ἢ καταρνεῖ μὴ δεδρακέναι τάδε; S. Ant. 442; but οὔ φημι means say no, deny, refuse, c. inf., ἡ Πυθίη οὐκ ἔφη χρήσειν said she would not.., Hdt. 1.19, cf. 8.2; οὐκ ἔφασαν ἐπιτρέψαι Lys. 13.15, 47 (leg. -τρέψειν): c. acc. et inf., οὔ φημ' Ὀρέστην σ' ἐνδίκως ἀνδρηλατεῖν A. Eu. 221, cf. Hdt. 2.63: abs., κἂν μὲν μὴ φῇ if he says no, Ar. Av. 555 (anap.); ἢ φάθι ἢ μὴ ἃ ἐρωτῶ answer me yes or no, Pl. Grg. 475e; so in answers, φημί or οὕτως φημί yes, Id. Phdr. 270c, al., Grg. 500e; οὐκ ἔφη he said no, Id. Phd. 118a. — In this sense Att. writers, besides pres., mostly use fut. φήσω and aor. ἔφησα, but in impf., inf., and part. pres., to avoid ambiguity, they prefer ἔφασκον, φάσκειν, φάσκων (v. φάσκω): φάναι is distd. fr. φάσκειν, e.g. ἔφη σπουδάζειν he said he was in haste, ἔφασκε σπουδάζειν he alleged he was in haste; but ἔφησθα is found in this sense, X. An. 1.6.7. command, order, ἔφην τῷ Ὀρθοβούλῳ ἐξαλεῖψαί με Lys. 16.13 (so ἔφασαν, v. l. for ἔφρασαν in X. Cyr. 4.6.11).

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ἦν

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List of Word Forms

ην ἦν ηνίαι ηνίας ησαν ἦσαν en ên ēn ē̂n esan êsan ēsan ē̂san