Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐᾱ́ν

Conjunction; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐᾱ́ν

Etym.: εἰ + ἄν의 결합

Sense

  1. if (for more depth see εἰ ‎(ei) and ἄν ‎(án))
  2. (New Testament) functions just like ἄν ‎(án) after relative pronouns and conjunctions

Examples

  • καὶ ἔπλασεν ὁ Θεὸσ ἔτι ἐκ τῆσ γῆσ πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτὰ πρὸσ τὸν Ἀδάμ, ἰδεῖν τί καλέσει αὐτά. καὶ πᾶν ὃ ἐὰν ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸ Ἀδὰμ ψυχὴν ζῶσαν, τοῦτο ὄνομα αὐτῷ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 2:19)
  • οὐκ ἐὰν ὀρθῶσ προσενέγκῃσ, ὀρθῶσ δὲ μὴ διέλῃσ, ἥμαρτεσ̣ ἡσύχασον. πρὸσ σὲ ἡ ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ σὺ ἄρξεισ αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 4:7)
  • ἐγὼ δὲ ἰδοὺ ἐπάγω τὸν κατακλυσμόν, ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καταφθεῖραι πᾶσαν σάρκα, ἐν ᾗ ἐστι πνεῦμα ζωῆσ, ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὅσα ἐὰν ᾖ ἐπὶ τῆσ γῆσ, τελευτήσει. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 6:17)
  • τὸ δὲ ἔθνοσ, ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσωσι, κρινῶ ἐγώ. μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἐξελεύσονται ὧδε μετὰ ἀποσκευῆσ πολλῆσ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 15:14)
  • ἐὰν ὦσι πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἀπολεῖσ αὐτούσ̣ οὐκ ἀνήσεισ πάντα τὸν τόπον ἕνεκεν τῶν πεντήκοντα δικαίων, ἐὰν ὦσιν ἐν αὐτῇ̣ (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 18:24)

Related

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

Find this word at Wiktionary

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION