Luke 20:18:12Luke.20.18.W12TAB

ἂν

an

if

Transliteration
AN
Extended
AHN
IPA
/ˈan/

Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    AN

  2. sentence

    PAS ho pe-SON ep e-KEI-non ton LI-thon syn-thla-STHÊ-se-tai eph hon de AN PE-sêi lik-MÊ-sei au-TON

Exegesis

The sequence dʼ an pesē {δʼ ἂν πέσῃ | d' án pé-sē} combines the postpositive adversative conjunction dʼ with the modal particle an and the aorist subjunctive pesē, forming a generalizing potential construction, “should fall” or “may fall,” typical of indefinite relative clauses.

Root and etymology

anthroposalpha–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi–omicron–sigma

human, man

In contextLuke 20:18

Everyone who falls upon that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it may fall, it will crush him .

About this coordinate

Luke 20:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:18, 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.20.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.18.W12.S1) and character.