Matthew 18:17:8Matt.18.17.W8TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AHN
- IPA
- /e.ˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê
- clause
e-AN DE KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê ES-tô soi HÔS-per ho e-thni-KOS KAI ho te-LÔ-nês
- sentence
e-AN DE pa-ra-KOO-sê au-TÔN ei-PON TÊ ek-klê-SI-a e-AN DE KAI TÊS ek-klê-SI-as pa-ra-KOO-sê ES-tô soi HÔS-per ho e-thni-KOS KAI ho te-LÔ-nês
Exegesis
The verse presents a two-stage conditional with protases introduced by ei {εἰ | eí} and ean {ἐὰν | eàn}, each employing the aorist subjunctive parakousē {παρακούσῃ | parakoúsē} to express potential refusal.
In context — Matthew 18:17
But if he will not listen to them, bring it before the assembly ; and if he will not listen even to the assembly, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 18:17, 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.18.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.17.W8.S1) and character.