ἨΝἸΩΑΝΝΟΥ, ἠνἰωαννου
ĒNIŌANNOU, ēniōannou
Sounds Like: AY-nee-oh-AN-noo
Translations: was of John, was John's
From the root: ΕΙΜΙ, ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by a crasis (contraction) of two words: the verb ἦν (ēn), meaning 'was', and the proper noun Ἰωάννου (Iōannou), meaning 'of John' or 'John's'. The combined form means 'was of John' or 'was John's', indicating possession or association with John. It describes a state of being or belonging in the past.
Inflection: 3rd Person Singular, Imperfect Indicative Active (for ἦν); Singular, Genitive, Masculine (for Ἰωάννου)
Strong’s numbers: G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2491 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:92
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΙΜΙ, ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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