John 2:5:9John.2.5.W9TAB
ἂν
an
“ever”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AHN
- IPA
- /an/
Meaning by language
- English
- ever
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
AN
- sentence
LE-gei hê MÊE-têr au-TOU tois di-a-KO-nois hO ti AN LE-gê hy-MEEN poi-Ê-sa-te
Exegesis
The direct speech consists of an open-ended indefinite relative construction, ho ti an legē hymin {Ὅ τι ἂν λέγῃ ὑμῖν | hó ti an lé-gē hy-mîn} ‘whatever He might say to you,’ where ho ti and the modal particle an widen the scope of the command to any future utterance without limit.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–nu
“up, upward”
In context — John 2:5
His mother said to the servants , “Whatever He tells you, do it.”
About this coordinate
John 2:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 2:5, so the Greek word ἂν (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 John.2.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.5.W9.S1) and character.