1 Corinthians 14:9:71 Cor.14.9.W7TAB
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
HOU-tōs KAI hy-MEIS di-A tês GLŌS-sēs e-AN mê EU-sē-mon LO-gon DŌ-te pōs gnō-STHÊ-se-tai to la-LOU-me-non E-ses-the gar eis a-E-ra la-LOUN-tes
Exegesis
The conditional protasis is formed by ean me eusemon logon dote {ἐὰν μὴ εὔσημον λόγον δῶτε | eán mḕ eú-sē-mon ló-gon dô-te}, where ean with the aorist subjunctive dote marks a third-class condition, presenting a real but uncertain possibility: “if you do not give.” The adjective eusemon modifies logon and stresses the requirement that the “word” be distinct and recognizable.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:9
So also you, through the tongue, if you do not give a clear word, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 14:9, 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.14.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.9.W7.S1) and character.