Luke 13:25:3Luke.13.25.W3TAB
ἂν
an
“ever”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AHN
- IPA
- /ˈan/
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
aph hou AN e-ger-THÊ ho oi-ko-des-PO-tês KAI a-po-KLEI-sê tên THY-ran KAI AR-ksês-the EK-sô he-STA-nai KAI KROU-ein tên THY-ran LE-gon-tes KY-ree-e A-noi-ks(on) hê-MEEN KAI a-po-kri-THEIS e-REI hy-MEEN ouk OI-da hy-MAS PO-then e-STE
Exegesis
The verse opens with a temporal clause introduced by the prepositional phrase aph hou an egerthē ho oikodespotes {ἀφʼ οὗ ἂν ἐγερθῇ ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης | aph hoû án egerthē ho oikodespotes} ‘from the time when the master of the house may rise,’ where the genitive relative hou {οὗ | hoû} ‘from which’ combines with aph {ἀφʼ | aph} ‘from’ and the particle an {ἂν | án} ‘ever’ plus the aorist subjunctive egerthē {ἐγερθῇ | egerthē} ‘he may rise,’ marking an indefinite future point.
Root and etymology
Rootmu–epsilon–tau–alpha–nu–omicron–epsilon–omega
“to change one’s mind or heart”
In context — Luke 13:25
When the master of the house rises and shuts the door , and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, “Lord , open to us,” then He will answer you, “I do not know where you are from.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 13:25, 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 Luke.13.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.25.W3.S1) and character.