Matthew 16:25:13Matt.16.25.W13TAB
ἂν
an
“if”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AN
- IPA
- /ˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
AN
- clause
HOS d AN a-po-LE-sê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO HE-ne-ken e-MOO heu-RÊ-sei au-TÊN
- sentence
HOS GAR e-AN THE-lê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO SÔ-sai a-po-LE-sei au-TÊN HOS d AN a-po-LE-sê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO HE-ne-ken e-MOO heu-RÊ-sei au-TÊN
Exegesis
In the second clause, hos de an apolésē tēn psuchēn autoû héneken emou {ὃς δʼ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ | hòs dé àn apolésē tēn psuchḗn autoû héneken emou}, the aorist subjunctive apolésē {ἀπολέσῃ | apolésē} ‘might lose’ indicates the decisive act, and the prepositional phrase héneken emou {ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ | héneken emou} ‘for the sake of’ marks motivation.
Root and etymology
ouranosou-ra-NÓS
“heaven, sky”
In context — Matthew 16:25
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 16:25, 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 Matt.16.25.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.25.W13.S1) and character.