Matthew 22:24:5Matt.22.24.W5TAB

Ἐάν

ean

if

Transliteration
e-AN
Extended
e-AN
IPA
/eˈan/

Meaning by language

English
if

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Result
Ἐ + άν
e + an
ean

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-AN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-AN tis a-po-THA-nê MÊ E-khôn TEK-na

  3. clause

    e-AN tis a-po-THA-nê MÊ E-khôn TEK-na e-pi-gam-BREU-sei ho a-del-PHOS au-TOO TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO KAI a-na-STÊ-sei SPER-ma TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOO

  4. sentence

    LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le mô-y-SÊS EI-pen e-AN tis a-po-THA-nê MÊ E-khôn TEK-na e-pi-gam-BREU-sei ho a-del-PHOS au-TOO TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO KAI a-na-STÊ-sei SPER-ma TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOO

Exegesis

The conditional protasis begins with ean tis apothanē {Ἐάν τις ἀποθάνῃ | e-án tis a-po-thán-ē} ‘if anyone should die’, using the subjunctive to present a hypothetical case.

In contextMatthew 22:24

They said, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother will marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’”

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:24, so the Greek word Ἐάν (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.22.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.24.W5.S1) and character.