Luke 19:31:2Luke.19.31.W2TAB
ἐάν
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
KAI e-AN tis hy-MAS e-rō-TA di-A TI LY-e-te HOU-tōs e-REI-te HO-ti HO KY-ree-os au-TOU KHREI-an E-khei
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí}, linking this instruction to the preceding narrative, and introduces a conditional protasis with ean {ἐάν | eán} followed by the indefinite subject tis {τις | tis} and the verb erōtā {ἐρωτᾷ | erōtâ}.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–upsilon–kappa–omicron–mu–omicron–rho–epsilon–alpha
“sycomore-fig tree”
In context — Luke 19:31
And if anyone asks you, “Why are you untying it?” thus you shall say, “The Lord has need of it.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:31:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:31, so the Greek word ἐάν (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.19.31.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.31.W2.S1) and character.