Acts 13:41:21Acts.13.41.W21TAB
ἐάν
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
I-de-te hoi ka-ta-phro-nê-TAI KAI thau-MA-sa-te KAI a-pha-NIS-thê-te HO-ti ER-gon er-GA-zo-mai e-GÔ en TAIS hê-ME-rais hy-MÔN ER-gon ho ou MÊ pi-STEÛ-sê-te e-AN tis ek-di-ê-GÊ-tai hy-MIN
Exegesis
The conditional clause ean tis ekdiēgētai hymin {ἐάν τις ἐκδιηγῆται ὑμῖν | e-ÁN tis ek-di-ē-GÊ-tai hy-MĪN} is concessive in force (“even if”), using the present subjunctive to portray any detailed explanation as an ongoing or thorough narration that nevertheless fails to bring about belief. In English, the series of imperatives is preserved to maintain the confrontational tone, while the repetition “a work… a work which…” mirrors the Greek structure and keeps the rhetorical emphasis on the divine action that remains unbelievable despite full explanation.
In context — Acts 13:41
Look, you despisers , and be astonished and perish , because I am doing a work in your days, a work which you will by no means believe, even if someone fully tells it to you.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:41:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 13:41, so the Greek word ἐάν (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 Acts.13.41.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.41.W21.S1) and character.