1 Corinthians 14:16:21 Cor.14.16.W2TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AN
- IPA
- /e.ˈan/
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
e-PEI e-AN eu-lo-GÊIS PNEU-ma-ti ho a-na-plê-RÔN ton TO-pon tou i-di-Ô-tou PÔS e-REI to a-MÊN e-PI tê sê eu-kha-ris-TI-a e-pei-DÊ TI LE-geis ouk OI-den
Exegesis
The sentence begins with epei {ἐπεὶ | e-peì} ‘since, for’, introducing a logical explanation that is immediately followed by a conditional protasis with ean {ἐὰν | e-àn} plus the subjunctive eulogeis {εὐλογῇς | eu-lo-gêis} ‘you bless’. This “since, if” combination frames a hypothetical worship scenario whose implications Paul is drawing out.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:16
For if you bless with the spirit , how will the one occupying the place of the unlearned say the Amen at your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:16, 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.14.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.16.W2.S1) and character.