Mark 13:20:9Mark.13.20.W9TAB
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
KAI ei MÊ e-ko-LO-bō-sen KY-ree-os tas hê-ME-ras ouk AN e-SŌ-thē PA-sa SARX al-LA di-A tous ek-lek-TOUS hous ek-se-LEK-sa-to e-ko-LO-bō-sen tas hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the conditional framework kai ei mē {καὶ εἰ μὴ | kaí ei mē}, introducing a counterfactual scenario whose apodosis is marked by ouk an esōthē {οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη | ouk an esṓthē}, a combination of the negative particle, the modal particle an, and the aorist passive indicative that together express “would not have been saved.”
Root and etymology
planaopi–lambda–alpha–nu–alpha–omega
“to cause to wander, to mislead”
In context — Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not cut short the days , no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He selected, He has cut short the days.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 13:20, 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.13.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.20.W9.S1) and character.