Mark 10:11:5Mark.10.11.W5TAB
ἂν
an
“if”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- ahn
- IPA
- /an/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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AN
- sentence
KAI LE-gei au-TOIS HOS AN a-po-LY-sê tên gy-NAI-ka au-TOU KAI ga-MÊ-sê AL-lên moi-KHA-tai ep au-TÊN
Exegesis
The core teaching is framed as a conditional relative clause introduced by hos an {ὅς ἂν | hòs àn} ‘whoever would’, which functions generically and sets up a protasis.
Root and etymology
histemih-i-s-t-e-m-i
“to stand up”
In context — Mark 10:11
And He says to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, he commits adultery against her.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 10:11, 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 Mark.10.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.11.W5.S1) and character.