ἣν

en

which

probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.

G3739

John 5:32 · Word #14

Lexicon G3739

Lemmaὅς
Transliterationhós
Strong'sG3739
In-contextwhich
Literalwhich-[one]

Morphology PRO.R ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅς
Strong'sG3739

SIBI-P1 G3739-06

in (within the sphere of — governing the dative)

Rootἐν (en)
Core Meaningsin, within, among, in the sphere of, by means of, during
Semantic Rangein, within, among, at, during, by means of, by, with, in the realm of, in association with
Conceptual Significanceἐν is foundational for expressing union, participation, and sphere of existence in the Greek Scriptures (e.g., being "in" Messiah, walking "in" the Spirit). It conveys not merely location but relational belonging and covenantal incorporation.
Morphological NotesPreposition (Gr,P) governing the dative case; expresses position, state, association, or means rather than motion toward or out of. In the provided forms, it appears with dative complements.
Rendering RationaleThe preposition ἐν denotes fixed position or state and regularly governs the dative case, expressing location, sphere, association, or instrumentality. The rendering "in (within the sphere of — governing the dative)" preserves its core idea of relational rest and reflects its grammatical function of taking a dative object.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἐν (in, within, among, in the sphere of, by means of, during)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1722-01 en in (within/by means of, governing the dative)
G1520-02 en in (within/among, governing the dative)

Word Usage (1406 occurrences of G3739)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:16 ἧς es whom
Matthew 1:23 o which
Matthew 1:25 οὗ ou that