Mark 7:3:8Mark.7.3.W8TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“unless”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AHN
- IPA
- /eˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- unless
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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 gar pha-ri-SAIOI KAI PAN-tes hoi iou-DAIOI e-AN MÊ pyg-MÊ NIP-sôn-tai tas KHEI-ras ouk es-THI-ou-sin kra-TOUN-tes tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rôn
Exegesis
The construction ean me {ἐὰν μὴ | e-án mḕ} introduces a conditional protasis, “unless,” followed by the dative pygme {πύγμῃ | pýg-mē} and the aorist middle subjunctive nipsontai {νίψωνται | níp-sōn-tai}, forming the condition “unless they should wash with a fist.” The aorist subjunctive in the protasis portrays the washing as a complete prerequisite act.
In context — Mark 7:3
For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands with a fist , holding to the tradition of the elders.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 7:3, 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.7.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.3.W8.S1) and character.