1 Corinthians 13:3:21 Cor.13.3.W2TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AN
- IPA
- /eˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-AN
- sentence
KAI e-AN psô-MI-sô PAN-ta TA hy-PAR-khon-TA mou KAI e-AN pa-ra-DÔ to SÔ-ma mou HI-na kau-THÊ-so-mai a-GA-pên de mê E-khô ou-DEN ô-phe-LOU-mai
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel conditional protases introduced by ean {ἐὰν | eàn} ‘if’, each using an aorist subjunctive—psomiso {ψωμίσω | psō-mí-sō} of “give as food” and parado {παραδῶ | para-dô} of “hand over”—to depict hypothetical, complete acts of radical generosity.
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:3
And if I distribute all my possessions to feed others, and if I hand over my body so that I might be burned , but do not have love , I gain nothing.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 13:3, so the Greek word ἐὰν (ean) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.13.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.3.W2.S1) and character.