1 Corinthians 16:2:121 Cor.16.2.W12TAB
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
ka-TA MI-an sab-BA-tou HE-kas-tos hy-MÔN par he-au-TÔ ti-THE-tō thē-sau-RI-zōn HO ti e-AN eu-o-DÔ-tai HI-na mê HO-tan EL-thō TO-te lo-GEI-ai GI-nōn-tai
Exegesis
The clause ho ti ean euodōtai {ὅ τι ἐὰν εὐοδῶται | hó ti eàn euodô̂tai} 'whatever he may prosper' uses the conditional particle ean with the present subjunctive to tie the amount to the believer’s prosperity.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of each week, each of you should set aside something for yourself in private, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come there will be no collections .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 16:2, 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.16.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.2.W12.S1) and character.