Romans 15:24:2Rom.15.24.W2TAB

ἂν

an

if

Transliteration
AN
Extended
AHN
IPA
/ˈan/

Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    AN

  2. sentence

    hōs AN po-REU-ō-mai eis tēn spa-NI-an el-PI-zō gar di-a-po-reu-O-me-nos the-A-sa-sthai hy-MAS kai hyph hy-MŌN pro-pemph-THÊ-nai e-KEI e-AN hy-MŌN PRŌ-ton a-PO ME-rous em-plē-STHŌ

Exegesis

The temporal clause hôs an poreuomai {ὡς ἂν πορεύωμαι | hôs àn po-reú-ō-mai} ‘whenever I travel’ uses hôs plus the modal particle an with a subjunctive to express an open future condition.

Root and etymology

lambanolambda–alpha–mu–beta–alpha–nu–omega

to take, receive

In contextRomans 15:24

When I travel to Spain, I hope to see you while passing through and to be sent on my way there by you, if first I might be partly filled with your company .

About this coordinate

Romans 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 15:24, 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 Rom.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.24.W2.S1) and character.