Luke 18:17:5Luke.18.17.W5TAB
ἂν
an
“would”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AHN
- IPA
- /ˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- would
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
AN
- sentence
a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN hos AN MÊ DEK-sē-tai tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU hōs pai-DI-on ou MÊ ei-SEL-thēi eis au-TÊN
Exegesis
The structure then introduces a generic relative conditional clause with hos an {ὃς ἂν | hós án} ‘whoever might’, where the modal particle an signals a contingent situation and governs the aorist middle subjunctive dexētai {δέξηται | dé-xē-tai} ‘might receive’.
Root and etymology
panpi–alpha–nu
“all, every”
In context — Luke 18:17
Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 18:17, 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.18.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.17.W5.S1) and character.