Matthew 16:26:5Matt.16.26.W5TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- e-AN
- IPA
- /e.ˈan/
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
TI GAR ô-phe-lê-THÊ-se-tai AN-thrô-pos e-AN TON KOS-mon HO-lon ker-DÊ-sêi TÊN DE psy-KHÊN au-TOO zê-mi-ô-THÊI
Exegesis
The conditional protasis uses the particle ean {ἐὰν | e-an} “if,” governing the aorist subjunctive kerdḗsē {κερδήσῃ | ker-dḗ-sē} “should gain,” whose object is the accusative phrase tòn kósmos hólon {τὸν κόσμον ὅλον | tòn kós-mon hó-lon} “the whole world.”
In context — Matthew 16:26
For what will a man gain if he obtains the whole world but forfeits his soul ? Or what will a man offer in exchange for his soul?
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 16:26, 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 Matt.16.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.26.W5.S1) and character.