Acts 15:1:11Acts.15.1.W11TAB
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
KAI TI-nes ka-tel-THON-tes a-PO tês i-ou-da-I-as e-DI-das-kon tous a-del-PHOUS HO-ti e-AN mê pe-ri-tmê-THÊ-te tôi E-thei tôi mô-y-se-OS ou DY-nas-the sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The content clause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hóti} conveys a reported assertion, with ean mḕ peritmethete {Ἐὰν μὴ περιτμηθῆτε | Eàn mḕ peritmēthête} forming a third-class conditional protasis that emphasizes a real possibility.
In context — Acts 15:1
Now some men, having come down from Judea, were teaching the brothers that unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 15:1, 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 Acts.15.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.1.W11.S1) and character.