Revelation 14:4:17Rev.14.4.W17TAB
ἂν
an
“ever”
- Transliteration
- an
- Extended
- ahn
- IPA
- /an/
Meaning by language
- English
- ever
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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an
- sentence
hou-TOI EI-sin hoi me-TA gy-nai-KON ouk e-mo-LYUN-thê-san par-THE-noi gar EI-sin HOU-toi hoi a-ko-lou-THOUN-tes tôi ar-NI-ôi HO-pou an hy-PA-gêi HOU-toi ê-go-RAS-thê-san a-PO tôn an-THRÔ-pôn a-par-KHÊ tôi the-ÔI kai tôi ar-NI-ôi
Exegesis
The second description centers on the participle akolouthountes {ἀκολουθοῦντες | a-ko-lou-thoûn-tes} ‘following’ with the dative arnion {ἀρνίῳ | ar-ní-ō} ‘Lamb’, modified by the adverbial hopou {ὅπου | hó-pou} ‘wherever’ plus particle an {ἂν | an} and subjunctive hypagē {ὑπάγῃ | hy-pá-gē} ‘he may go’, indicating unrestricted discipleship.
Root and etymology
anthroposalpha–nu–theta–rho–omicron–pi–omicron–sigma
“human being”
In context — Revelation 14:4
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He may go. They have been redeemed from among humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb .
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 14:4, 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 Rev.14.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.4.W17.S1) and character.