Luke 20:5:8Luke.20.5.W8TAB
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
hoi DE sy-ne-lo-GI-san-to pros he-au-TOUS LE-gon-tes HO-ti e-AN EI-pô-men eks ou-ra-NOU e-REI di-A TI ouk e-pi-STEÜ-sa-te au-TOI
Exegesis
The protasis uses ἐὰν {ἐὰν | è-an} with the aorist subjunctive εἴπωμεν {εἴπωμεν | éi-pō-men} to form a third-class condition, expressing a real but undecided possibility: “if we should say.”
In context — Luke 20:5
But they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 20:5, 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.20.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.5.W8.S1) and character.