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
Occurrences
338 total
- Matthew 4:9ἐὰν · if“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
- Matthew 5:13ἐὰν · ifYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
- Matthew 5:19ἐὰνSo then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:20ἐὰν · unlessFor I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:23Ἐὰν · ifSo if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
- Matthew 5:32ἐὰνBut I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Matthew 5:46ἐὰν · IfIf you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- Matthew 5:47ἐὰν · ifAnd if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
- Matthew 6:14Ἐὰν · ifFor if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- Matthew 6:15ἐὰν · ifBut if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
- Matthew 6:22ἐὰν · IfThe eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
- Matthew 6:23ἐὰν · ifBut if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Matthew 7:12ἐὰνIn everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
- Matthew 8:2ἐὰν · ifSuddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Matthew 8:19ἐὰνAnd one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
- Matthew 9:21Ἐὰν · IfShe said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”
- Matthew 10:13ἐὰν · If; ἐὰν · ifIf the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
- Matthew 11:6ἐὰνBlessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
- All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
- Matthew 12:11ἐὰν · IfHe replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
- Matthew 12:29ἐὰν · unlessOr again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
- Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
- Matthew 14:7ἐὰν…so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
- Matthew 15:5ἐὰνBut you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
- Matthew 15:14ἐὰν · IfDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
- Matthew 16:19ἐὰν; ἐὰνI will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- Matthew 16:26ἐὰν · ifWhat will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Matthew 17:20ἐὰν · if“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
- Matthew 18:3ἐὰν · unless“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 18:5ἐὰνAnd whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
- Matthew 18:12ἐὰν · IfWhat do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
- Matthew 18:13ἐὰν · ifAnd if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
- Matthew 18:15Ἐὰν · If; ἐάν · IfIf your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
- Matthew 18:16ἐὰν · ifBut if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
- Matthew 18:17ἐὰν · If; ἐὰν · ifIf he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- Matthew 18:18ἐὰν; ἐὰνTruly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
- Matthew 18:19ἐὰν · if; ἐὰνAgain, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 18:35ἐὰν · unlessThat is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
- Matthew 20:4ἐὰν‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
- It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- Matthew 21:3ἐάν · IfIf anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
- Matthew 21:21ἐὰν · if“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
- Matthew 21:24ἐὰν · {and} if“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.