preposition · G1722 · 2,730× in the NT

ἐν + dative

in, on, among

Gloss

Takes the dative only. Location, sphere, or instrument (ἐν μαχαίρῃ). Never motion into — that is εἰς.

Forms

Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.

  • ἐν—in2,733×

Where you’ll meet it

  • New Testament

NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.