Matthew 20:4:12Matt.20.4.W12TAB
ἐὰν
ean
“{if}”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AN
- 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
KAI HO e-AN Ê DI-kai-on DÔ-sô hy-MIN
- clause
hy-PA-ye-te KAI hy-MEIS eis TON am-pe-LÔ-na KAI HO e-AN Ê DI-kai-on DÔ-sô hy-MIN
- sentence
KAI e-KEI-nois EI-pen hy-PA-ye-te KAI hy-MEIS eis TON am-pe-LÔ-na KAI HO e-AN Ê DI-kai-on DÔ-sô hy-MIN
Exegesis
The clause kai ho ean e dikaion {καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον | kaí hó e-an ê dí-kai-on} combines a relative pronoun ho with the conditional particle ean and the subjunctive e, creating an open-ended relative conditional sense, “whatever might be right.” This construction leaves the exact amount undefined but bounded by justice.
In context — Matthew 20:4
And to them he said, “You also go into the vineyard , and whatever may be right I will give to you.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 20:4, 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.20.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.4.W12.S1) and character.