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ἐν

preposition governing the dative case

1. in, within
2. among
3. by means of
4. in (temporal: during)

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-, cognate with Latin in-, English in/on. The preposition marks location or instrumentality, originally denoting spatial enclosure that extended to abstract relations.

Dictionary entry by Claude.

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