- Transliteration: En

- Phonetic: en

- Definition:

1. in, by, with etc.

- Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1519 and G1537" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1537)

- TDNT entry: 10:57,2

- Part(s) of speech: Preposition

- Strong's: A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place time or state) and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively) that is a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1519 and G1537" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1537); in at (up-) on by etc.: - about after against + almost X altogether among X as at before between (here-) by (+ all means) for (... sake of) + give self wholly to (here-) in (-to -wardly) X mightily (because) of (up-) on [open-] ly X outwardly one X quickly X shortly [speedi-] ly X that X there (-in -on) through (-out) (un-) to(-ward) under when where (-with) while with (-in). Often used in compounds with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion and then not to indicate direction except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) prep.