#48 · 351× in the NT · conjunction

ἐάν

if, if ever

History

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In the NT

  • ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν

    unless someone is born from above

    John 3:3 · dictionary form

  • ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος

    unless someone is born of water and Spirit

    John 3:5

  • ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ

    but if the salt becomes foolish / tasteless

    Matt 5:13

Morphology

εἰ + ἄν · takes the subjunctive

The ordinary third-class / future-more-vivid condition. Contrast εἰ + indicative.

εἰ + ἄν. Regular third-class / future condition: ἐὰν + subjunctive, ‘if (ever)’. ἐὰν μή = unless.

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.