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ἐάν

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Definition

ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν,

conditional particle,

representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. John 13:17, 1 Corinthians 7:36), if haply, if;

1. with subjc. (cl.);

(a) pres.: Matthew 6:22, Luke 10:6, John 7:17, Romans 2:25, 26 al.;

{ __(b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Matthew 4:9; 16:26 (cf. ptcp. in Luke 9:25; M, Pr., 230), Mark 3:24, Luke 14:34, John 5:43, Romans 7:2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., John 9:22; 11:57, Acts 9:2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, John 12:32; 14:3, I John 2:28; 3:2, Hebrews 3:7" (LXX) .

2. C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; see WH, App., 171; VD, MGr. 2, App., §77; Deiss., BS, 201f., LAE, 155, 254; M, Pr., 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4);

(a) fut.: Matthew 18:19 T, Luke 19:40, Acts 7:7;

(b) pres.: 1 Thessalonians 3:8 (see Milligan, in l.).

3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Galatians 6:1; ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Matthew 10:13, 1 Corinthians 8:8, James 2:17, 1 John 3:21; aor., Matthew 6:15, Mark 3:27, John 3:3, Romans 10:15, Galatians 1:8; 2:16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם . . . אִם, Esther 19:13, al.,] Romans 14:8.

4. = cl. ἄν (which see) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., Pr., 96; WH, App., 173; M, Pr., 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., BS, 202ff.): ὃς ἐ., Matthew 5:19, Mark 6:22, 23, Luke 17:32, 1 Corinthians 6:18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Matthew 8:19; ὁσάκις ἐ., Revelation 11:6; οὗ ἐ., 1 Corinthians 16:6; καθὸ ἐ., 2 Corinthians 8:12; ὅστις ἐ., Galatians 5:10.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐάν:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

338 total
  1. Luke 7:23ἐὰν
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  2. Luke 9:48ἐὰν
    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  3. Luke 9:57ἐὰν
    As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
  4. Luke 10:6ἐὰν · If
    If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
  5. Luke 10:22ἐὰν
    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
  6. Luke 12:45Ἐὰν · suppose
    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
  7. Luke 13:3ἐὰν · unless
    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
  8. Luke 13:5ἐὰν · unless
    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
  9. Luke 14:34ἐὰν · if
    Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
  10. Luke 15:8ἐὰν · [and]
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  11. Luke 16:30ἐάν · if
    ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
  12. Luke 16:31ἐάν · if
    Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
  13. Luke 17:3ἐὰν · If; ἐὰν · if
    Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
  14. Luke 17:4ἐὰν · if
    Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
  15. Luke 17:33ἐὰν
    Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
  16. Luke 19:31ἐάν · If
    If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
  17. Luke 19:40ἐὰν · if
    “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
  18. Luke 20:5Ἐὰν · If
    They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
  19. Luke 20:6ἐὰν · if
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
  20. Luke 20:28ἐάν · that if
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  21. Luke 22:67Ἐὰν · If
    “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
  22. Luke 22:68ἐὰν · if
    And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
  23. John 3:2ἐὰν · if
    He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
  24. John 3:3ἐὰν · unless
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
  25. John 3:5ἐὰν · unless
    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
  26. John 3:12ἐὰν · if
    If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
  27. John 3:27ἐὰν
    John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
  28. John 4:48Ἐὰν · Unless
    Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
  29. John 5:19ἐὰν · unless
    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  30. John 5:31Ἐὰν · If
    If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.
  31. John 5:43ἐὰν · [but] if
    I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
  32. John 6:44ἐὰν · unless
    “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  33. John 6:51ἐάν · If
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  34. John 6:53ἐὰν · unless
    So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
  35. John 6:62ἐὰν · what [ will happen ] if
    Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
  36. John 6:65ἐὰν · unless
    Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  37. John 7:17ἐάν · If
    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  38. John 7:37Ἐάν · If
    On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  39. John 7:51ἐὰν
    “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
  40. John 8:16ἐὰν · if
    But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
  41. John 8:24ἐὰν · unless
    That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
  42. John 8:31Ἐὰν · If
    So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
  43. John 8:36ἐὰν · if
    So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
  44. John 8:51ἐάν · if
    Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  45. John 8:52Ἐάν
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  46. John 8:54Ἐὰν · If
    Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
  47. John 9:22ἐάν
    His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
  48. John 9:31ἐάν
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
  49. John 10:9ἐάν · If
    I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.