Mark 4:22:5Mark.4.22.W5TAB
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
ou GAR ES-tin kryp-TON e-AN MÊ HI-na pha-ne-rô-THÊ ou-DE e-GE-ne-to a-PO-kry-phon al HI-na EL-thê eis pha-ne-RON
Exegesis
The sequence ean me hina phanerōthē {ἐὰν μὴ ἵνα φανερωθῇ | é-an mḗ hína pha-ne-rō-thḗ} combines the conditional ean ‘if’, the negator me ‘not’, and the purpose hina ‘in order that’ to express “{except} in order that it may be revealed.”
In context — Mark 4:22
For nothing is hidden except for it to be revealed, and nothing has been kept secret except for it to come into the open .
About this coordinate
Mark 4:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 4:22, 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 Mark.4.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.22.W5.S1) and character.