Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

ἐν

Vocabulary form: 
ejn
Definition: 

in, on, among

Frequency: 
2,752
GK: 
1877
Mnemonic Singing: 

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed

Verse: 

“Jesus was born ἐν Bethlehem of Judea.” (Matt 2:1)

“They love to pray standing in synagogues and ἐν street corners.” (Matt 6:5)

“Whoever would be great ἐν you must be your servant.” (Matt 20:26)

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) their midst.”
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth that in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 20:3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the marketplace with nothing to do.
Matthew 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with (en | ἐν | prep-dat) what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’
Matthew 20:17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them on (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the way,
Matthew 20:21 And he said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) your kingdom.”
Matthew 20:26 It will not be so among (en | ἐν | prep-dat) you. But whoever would be great among (en | ἐν | prep-dat) you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:27 and whoever would be first among (en | ἐν | prep-dat) you must be your servant;
Matthew 21:8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the road, while others cut branches from trees and spread them on (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the road.
Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went before him and those that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the name of the Lord! Hosanna in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the highest!”
Matthew 21:12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the temple, and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
Matthew 21:14 Then the blind and the lame came to him in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the temple and he healed them.
Matthew 21:15 But when the ruling priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the boys who were crying out in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,
Matthew 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, he went over to it and found nothing on (en | ἐν | prep-dat) it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”
Matthew 21:23 And when he had entered the temple, the ruling priests and the elders of the people approached him while he was teaching and said, “By (en | ἐν | prep-dat) what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Matthew 21:24 Jesus answered them, saying, “I also will ask you one question, and if you give me an answer, then I will tell you by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven or from man?” They reasoned among (en | ἐν | prep-dat) themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 21:27 So they answered Jesus, saying, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons, and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the vineyard.’
Matthew 21:32 For John came to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. And even when you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.
Matthew 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a winepress in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to (en | ἐν | prep-dat) one another, ‘This is the heir; come on, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Matthew 21:41 They said to him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share at (en | ἐν | prep-dat) their harvest.”
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the Scriptures: ‘A stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) our eyes’?
Matthew 22:1 Once again Jesus spoke to them in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) parables, saying:
Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted how they could trap him in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) what he said.
Matthew 22:16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) truth, and show deference to no one, for you are not swayed by appearances.
Matthew 22:23 same (en | ἐν | prep-dat) That same (en | ἐν | prep-dat) day the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection came to him and posed a question.
Matthew 22:28 Therefore in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
Matthew 22:30 For in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the resurrection they will neither marry nor be given in marriage, but will be like the angels in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) heaven.
Matthew 22:36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the law?”
Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with (en | ἐν | prep-dat) all your heart, with (en | ἐν | prep-dat) all your soul, and with (en | ἐν | prep-dat) all your mind.’
Matthew 22:40 On (en | ἐν | prep-dat) these two commandments depends the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:43 He said to them, “How then does David in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,
Matthew 23:6 they love the place of honor at (en | ἐν | prep-dat) banquets and the most important seats in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the synagogues,
Matthew 23:7 and greetings in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
Matthew 23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘If someone swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the temple it means nothing; but if someone swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:18 And you say, ‘If someone swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the altar it means nothing; but if someone swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the gift that is on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:20 So the one who swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the altar, swears not only by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) it but by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) everything on it.
Matthew 23:21 And the one who swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the temple, swears not only by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) it but by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the one who dwells there.
Matthew 23:22 And the one who swears by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) heaven, swears not only by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the throne of God but by (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the one who sits on it.
Matthew 23:30 and you say, ‘If we had lived in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Matthew 23:34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
Matthew 23:39 For I say to you, you will see me no more until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the name of the Lord.’”
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) all the world as a testimony to every nation, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the holy place (let the reader understand),
Matthew 24:16 then those who are in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) Judea must flee to the mountains,
Matthew 24:18 and the one in (en | ἐν | prep-dat) the field must not go back to pick up his coat.

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