Matthew 18:15:1Matt.18.15.W1TAB
Ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AHN
- IPA
- /eˈan/
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
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN DE ha-mar-TÊ-sêi eis SE ho a-del-PHOS soo
- sentence
e-AN DE ha-mar-TÊ-sêi eis SE ho a-del-PHOS soo HY-pa-ge E-leng-kson au-TON me-ta-KSY soo KAI au-TOO MO-noo
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional protasis ean {ἐάν | e-án} ‘if’ introducing a third-class condition and the aorist subjunctive hamartē {ἁμάρτῃ | ha-már-tē} ‘should sin’ as a potential action.
A second protasis ean se akousē {ἐὰν σέ ἀκούσῃ | e-án sé a-koús-ē} ‘if he listens to you’ uses the aorist subjunctive to denote a decisive act of hearing.
In context — Matthew 18:15
But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him privately, between you and him alone; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 18:15, 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.18.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.15.W1.S1) and character.