Matthew 21:44:12Matt.21.44.W12TAB
ἂν
an
“when”
- Transliteration
- AN
- Extended
- AHN
- IPA
- /ˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
AN
- clause
eph HON d AN PE-SÊ lik-MÊ-sei au-TON
- sentence
KAI HO pe-SÔN e-PI TON LI-thon TOO-ton syn-thla-STHÊ-se-tai eph HON d AN PE-SÊ lik-MÊ-sei au-TON
Exegesis
The second clause uses the relative pronoun hon {ὃν | hòn} plus the contingency particle an {ἂν | àn} with the aorist subjunctive pesē {πέσῃ | pé-sē} ‘it may fall’, leading into the future active indicative likmēsei {λικμήσει | lik-mḗ-sei} ‘will grind to powder’, portraying the stone itself as active agent of ruin. The juxtaposition of passive judgment in the first clause with active destruction in the second underscores the inescapable and dual nature of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
engizoengizo
“to draw near, approach”
In context — Matthew 21:44
And the one who falls on this stone will be shattered; but if it falls on someone, it will crush him to dust.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:44:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 21:44, so the Greek word ἂν (an) 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.21.44.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.44.W12.S1) and character.