1 Corinthians 14:28:11 Cor.14.28.W1TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AHN
- 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
e-AN de mê ÊI di-er-mê-neu-TÊS si-GA-tô en ek-klê-SI-a he-au-TÔ de la-LEI-tô kai tôi the-Ô
Exegesis
The verse is framed as a conditional sentence introduced by ean {ἐὰν | eàn} with the verb ē {ᾖ | ê} in the present subjunctive, forming a third-class condition: “if there is not an interpreter.”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:28
But if there is no interpreter , let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:28, 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.14.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.28.W1.S1) and character.