Luke 17:3:11Luke.17.3.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
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS e-AN ha-MAR-tê ho a-del-PHOS sou e-pi-TEE-mê-son au-TO kai e-AN me-ta-no-Ê-sê A-phes au-TO
Exegesis
This is followed by a pair of conditional constructions introduced by the particle ean {ἐὰν | eán} ‘if,’ each consisting of a protasis with an aorist subjunctive and an apodosis with an aorist imperative.
The first protasis, ean hamarte ho adelphos sou {ἐὰν ἁμάρτῃ ὁ ἀδελφός σου | eán hamártē ho adelphós sou} ‘if your brother should sin,’ presents a potential but undefined act of sin.
The second protasis, kai ean metanoese {καὶ ἐὰν μετανοήσῃ | kaì eán metanoḗsē} ‘and if he should repent,’ introduces an additional contingent action that conditions the response in the final apodosis.
In context — Luke 17:3
Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 17:3, 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 Luke.17.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.3.W11.S1) and character.