What does ἄν (án) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G302
ἄν
:--(What-, where-, wither-, who-)soever.
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ἄν G302
Pronunciation án
What does ἄν (án) mean in the Bible?
ἄν (án) is a Greek word meaning ":--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G302?
The BSB source-word alignment has 166 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (97), vvv (42), - (15), if (4), {would} (1).
Where does ἄν (án) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (42), Luke (32), John (26), Mark (20).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 97× Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22
vvv 42× Matthew 11:23, Matthew 12:7, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 23:30
- 15× Matthew 2:13, Matthew 11:21, Matthew 21:44, Matthew 26:48
if 4× Matthew 18:6, John 20:23, 1 John 3:17
{would} 1× John 11:32
anyone 1× Mark 6:11
as well 1× John 14:7
so 1× John 14:2
So that 1× Romans 3:4
that 1× Acts 26:29
then 1× Galatians 3:21
who 1× Mark 6:56
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:13 ἂν to - Particle Matthew 5:18 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:18 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:19 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:21 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:22 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:22 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:26 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 5:31 ἂν to . . . Particle Matthew 10:11 ἂν to . . . Particle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:13
Aligned rows 166
Books represented 13
Matthew 42 Mark 20 Luke 32 John 26 Acts 14 Romans 8 1 Corinthians 7 2 Corinthians 3 Galatians 2 Philippians 1 Hebrews 6 1 John 3 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἂν 151x an Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21
ἄν 13x an John 4:10, John 11:32, John 13:20, John 14:28
ἂν* 2x an Matthew 10:42, Luke 9:24
Parsing patterns
Particle 164x Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x John 18:36
Indec 1x John 2:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. :--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever.
Strong's G302
Lexical occurrences 171 verses Greek text appearances 190 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 171 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
:--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 190 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:13 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:18 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:18 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:19 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:21 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:22 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:22 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:26 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:31 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 5:32 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 6:5 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 7:12 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 10:11 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 10:11 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 10:23 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verse Matthew 10:33 Participle
ἂν an
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 171
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 2:13 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:19 · Matt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:31 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 11:21 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 12:7 · Matt 12:20 171×
Word Origins
ἄν is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain