Luke 17:6:12Luke.17.6.W12TAB
ἂν
an
“then”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AHN
- IPA
- /ˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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AN
- sentence
EI-pen de ho KY-ree-os ei E-khe-te PI-stin hôs KO-kkon si-NA-pe-ôs e-LE-ge-te AN tê sy-ka-MI-nô TAU-tê e-kri-ZÔ-thê-ti KAI phy-TEU-thê-ti en tê tha-LAS-sê KAI hy-PÊ-kou-sen AN hy-MIN
Exegesis
The apodosis uses the imperfect elegete {ἐλέγετε | e-lé-ge-te} with the potential particle an {ἄν | án} to express a hypothetical, repeated or characteristic action: ‘you would say’ to tē sykaminō tautē {τῇ συκαμίνῳ ταύτῃ | tê sy-ka-mín-ō taú-tē} ‘this sycamine tree.’
The concluding clause kai hypēkousen an hymin {καὶ ὑπήκουσεν ἂν ὑμῖν | kaì hu-pḗ-kou-sen án hū-mîn} uses the aorist indicative with an to depict a result that would certainly follow in this hypothetical scenario: ‘and it would obey you.’ The overall syntax presents even the smallest genuine faith as participating in the Lord’s authoritative word, capable of commanding creation.
Root and etymology
skandalonsigma–kappa–alpha–nu–delta–alpha–lambda–omicron–nu
“trap, stumbling block”
In context — Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, "If you have faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
About this coordinate
Luke 17:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 17:6, 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.17.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.6.W12.S1) and character.