Luke 7:39:17Luke.7.39.W17TAB
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
i-DON de ho pha-ri-SAI-os ho ka-LE-sas au-TON EI-pen en he-au-TÔI LE-gōn HOU-tos ei ÊN pro-PHÊ-tês e-GI-nō-sken AN TIS kai po-ta-PÊ hê gy-NÊ HÊ-tis HAP-te-tai au-TOU HO-ti ha-mar-tō-LOS ES-tin
Exegesis
The clause begins with houtos {Οὗτος | Hoûtos} ‘this man,’ introducing a counterfactual condition with ei ēn {εἰ ἦν | ei ēn} ‘if he were’ and the imperfect eginōsken {ἐγίνωσκεν | egínōsken} ‘knew’ plus an {ἂν | ǎn} to convey potentiality.
Root and etymology
τελευτ
“end, finish”
In context — Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said within himself, “If this man were a prophet , He would know who and what kind of woman is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:39:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 7:39, 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.7.39.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.39.W17.S1) and character.