σῶσαι

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 σῶσαι

   SÔ-sai

   to save
2. clause🔊 ὃς γὰρ ⸀ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν·

   HOS GAR e-AN THE-lê TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO SÔ-sai a-po-LE-sei au-TÊN

   for Whoever if wants his the life to save will lose it
3. sentence🔊 ὃς γὰρ ⸀ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δʼ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν.

   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

   for Whoever if wants his the life to save will lose it but whoever if loses his the life for the sake of me will find it

Exegesis

In the first clause, hos gar ean thelei tēn psuchēn autoû sōsai {ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι | hòs gàr eàn thélē tēn psuchḗn autoû sôsai}, the particle ean {ἐὰν | eàn} ‘if, whenever’ with the present subjunctive thelei {θέλῃ | thélē} ‘desires’ establishes an open condition, and the infinitive sōsai {σῶσαι | sôsai} ‘to save’ conveys purpose.