Matthew 23:3:4Matt.23.3.W4TAB
⸀ἐὰν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AHN
- IPA
- /eˈan/
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
PAN-ta OON HO-sa e-AN EI-pô-sin hy-MEEN poi-Ê-sa-te KAI tê-REI-te
- sentence
PAN-ta OON HO-sa e-AN EI-pô-sin hy-MEEN poi-Ê-sa-te KAI tê-REI-te ka-TA DE TA ER-ga au-TÔN MÊ poi-EI-te LE-goo-sin GAR KAI OO poi-OO-sin
Exegesis
This is followed by the conditional clause ean eiposin hymin {ἐὰν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν | e-an eí-pō-sin hy-mîn}, which combines ean with the aorist subjunctive to express a generic or whenever-type condition (“whenever they might say to you”).
In context — Matthew 23:3
Therefore, whatever they tell you, do and observe ; but do not do according to their deeds , for they say and do not do.
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:3, 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.23.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.3.W4.S1) and character.