Mark 9:42:3Mark.9.42.W3TAB
ἂν
an
“ever”
- Transliteration
- an
- Extended
- ahn
- IPA
- /an/
Meaning by language
- English
- ever
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 hos an skan-da-LI-sê HE-na tôn mi-KRÔN TOU-tôn tôn pi-steu-ON-tôn eis e-ME ka-LON es-TIN au-TÔI MAL-lon ei pe-RI-kei-tai MY-los o-ni-KOS pe-RI ton TRA-khê-lon au-TOU KAI BE-blê-tai eis tên THA-la-sсан
Exegesis
The warning begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí}, linking it to the preceding teaching, followed by the indefinite relative clause hos an skandalisei {ὃς ἂν σκανδαλίσῃ | hòs àn skandalísēi} “whoever might cause to stumble,” where ἂν plus the aorist subjunctive conveys a broad condition.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–kappa–alpha–nu–delta–alpha–lambda–omicron–nu
“stumbling block”
In context — Mark 9:42
And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a donkey’s millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 9:42, 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.9.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.42.W3.S1) and character.