Acts 2:45:13Acts.2.45.W13TAB
ἄν
an
“if”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AHN
- IPA
- /ˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
AN
- sentence
kai ta KTÊ-ma-ta kai tas hy-PAR-kseis e-PI-pras-kon kai di-e-ME-ri-zon au-TA PÂ-sin ka-THO-ti AN tis KHREI-an EI-khen
Exegesis
The clause kathoti an tis chreian eichen {καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν | kathóti án tis chreían eîchen} functions as a conditional-proportional construction, “to the extent that anyone might be having a need,” where kathoti introduces the standard of distribution, an marks contingency, tis generalizes to “anyone,” and the imperfect eichen depicts ongoing states of need. In translation, the continuous imperfects are rendered as “were selling” and “were distributing” in the formal reconstruction to preserve process, while the dynamic reconstruction uses simple past “sold” and “shared” for narrative flow, both maintaining the sense that distribution matched each individual’s level of need rather than enforcing absolute equality.
Root and etymology
chreiachi–rho–epsilon–iota–alpha
“need, necessity”
In context — Acts 2:45
And they were selling their possessions and belongings, and distributing them to all, as anyone had need .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:45:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 2:45, so the Greek word ἄν (an) 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.2.45.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.45.W13.S1) and character.