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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S

ἦν

G2258 · ēn · ane · Greek

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Strong’s definition

I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)

KJV usage

:--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.

416mapped occurrences
378verses
30KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping

was 247were 103had 13been 11There was 5he 4wast 4was it 2thou hast been 2be 2he was 2there was 2ye were 2they 1it had been 1used 1were it 1agreed 1did 1agree 1which had 1Did 1they were 1it were 1thou wast 1Was 1held 1is 1should 1sawest 1

Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).

Mapped occurrences

Luke 2:7Mapped KJV word: was

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:8Mapped KJV word: were

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Luke 2:25Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Luke 2:25Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Luke 2:26Mapped KJV word: was

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Luke 2:36Mapped KJV word: was

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Luke 2:40Mapped KJV word: was

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Luke 2:51Mapped KJV word: was

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 3:23Mapped KJV word: be

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

Luke 4:16Mapped KJV word: been

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

Luke 4:17Mapped KJV word: was

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:20Mapped KJV word: were

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

Luke 4:25Mapped KJV word: were

But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

Luke 4:27Mapped KJV word: were

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

Luke 4:32Mapped KJV word: was

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

Luke 4:33Mapped KJV word: was

And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

Luke 4:38Mapped KJV word: was

And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

Luke 5:3Mapped KJV word: was

And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

Luke 5:10Mapped KJV word: were

And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

Luke 5:17Mapped KJV word: was

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Luke 5:17Mapped KJV word: were

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Luke 5:17Mapped KJV word: were

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Luke 5:17Mapped KJV word: was

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Luke 5:18Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

Luke 5:29Mapped KJV word: was

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

Luke 6:6Mapped KJV word: was

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

Luke 6:6Mapped KJV word: was

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

Luke 7:2Mapped KJV word: was

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

Luke 7:12Mapped KJV word: was

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Luke 7:12Mapped KJV word: was

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Luke 7:37Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

Luke 7:39Mapped KJV word: were

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

Luke 7:41Mapped KJV word: There was

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

Luke 7:41Mapped KJV word: which had

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

Luke 8:2Mapped KJV word: been

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

Luke 8:32Mapped KJV word: was

And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

Luke 8:40Mapped KJV word: were

And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

Luke 8:42Mapped KJV word: had

For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

Luke 9:14Mapped KJV word: were

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Luke 9:30Mapped KJV word: were

And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

Luke 9:32Mapped KJV word: were

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

Luke 9:45Mapped KJV word: was

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

Luke 9:53Mapped KJV word: was

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

Luke 10:39Mapped KJV word: had

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Luke 11:14Mapped KJV word: was

And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

Luke 11:14Mapped KJV word: was

And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

Luke 13:10Mapped KJV word: was

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

Luke 13:11Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

Luke 13:11Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

Luke 14:2Mapped KJV word: was

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.