Strong G1437ἐάν

Transliteration: ean
Pronunciation: eh-an'
Morphology: Greek Conditional

Definition

From G1487 and G302; a conditional particle;
in case that provided etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty : - before but except (and) if (if) so (what- whither-) soever though when (-soever) whether (or) to whom [who-] so (-ever). See G3361 .

Detailed 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. Jhn.13:17, 1Co.7:36), if haply, if;
1. with subjc. (cl.);
__(a) pres.: Mat.6:22, Luk.10:6, Jhn.7:17, Rom.2:25, 26 al.;
{ __(b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Mat.4:9 16:26 (cf. ptcp. in Luk.9:25; M, Pr., 230), Mrk.3:24, Luk.14:34, Jhn.5:43, Rom.7:2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., Jhn.9:22 11:57, Act.9:2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, Jhn.12:32 14:3, I Jhn.2:28 3:2, Heb.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.: Mat.18:19 T, Luk.19:40, Act.7:7;
__(b) pres.: 1Th.3:8 (see Milligan, in l.).

3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Gal.6:1; ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Mat.10:13, 1Co.8:8, Jas.2:17, 1Jn.3:21; aor., Mat.6:15, Mrk.3:27, Jhn.3:3, Rom.10:15, Gal.1:8 2:16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε... ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם... אִם, Est.19:13, al.,] Rom.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., Mat.5:19, Mrk.6:22, 23 Luk.17:32, 1Co.6:18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Mat.8:19; ὁσάκις ἐ., Rev.11:6; οὗ ἐ., 1Co.16:6; καθὸ ἐ., 2Co.8:12; ὅστις ἐ., Gal.5:10.
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In the Bible

Strong G1437 appears in 305 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

if206
except27
though12
whatsoever6
whosoever6
whomsoever3
but2
when2
as1
before1
i1
or1

First verses

Matthew 4:9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Matthew 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew 5:46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Matthew 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Matthew 7:10
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Matthew 8:2
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Matthew 8:19
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Matthew 9:21
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
Matthew 10:13
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 10:14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Matthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

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ἐάν
(so early Attic Inscrr., as [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.3.20, εἰάν sometimes after BC 400 4th c.BC, [prev. work]22.28.17,compare “PEleph.” 1.8, 10 (4th c.BC)))], also contraction ἤν and ἄν, see at {ἤν},{ἄν} (B) [ᾱ], which by crasis with καί become κἄν:—if haply, if, regularly followed by subjunctive: for its use and for examples, see at {εἰ} [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 11, and ἄν (A) 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.1.)]
II in Hellenistic and late Greek, ={ἄν} after relative Pronouns and Conjunctions, as ὃς ἐάν whosoever, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (LXX.Gen.15.14, “PTeb.” 107.8 (2nd c.BC), NT.Matt.5.19, +others; ὅσος ἐάν “PPetr.” 3p.120 (3rd c.BC), NT.Matt.18.18; ὅστις ἐάν 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.220, 2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 9.23; ὅπου ἐάν NT.Matt.8.19, etc.; ὅθεν ἐάν “Geoponica” 1.3.3: followed by _indicative_, LXX.1Ki.2.14. [The second syllable of ἐάν is long, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1407, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 228, 4th c.BC: Sopater Comicus 6.9.])]