ἐάν
eán
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
Lexicon
Derivation: from G1487 (εἰ) and G302 (ἄν);
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
- a conditional particle
- in case that, provided, etc.
- often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever)
Usage
345 occurrences · 0 OT · 345 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- if200 · 72%
- whatsoever18 · 7%
- whosoever14 · 5%
- though14 · 5%
- whomsoever5 · 2%
- that4 · 1%
- wheresoever3 · 1%
- whithersoever2 · 1%
- whether2 · 1%
- when2 · 1%
- whoso1 · 0%
- if so1 · 0%
- in what place soever1 · 0%
- shall be1 · 0%
- he to whom1 · 0%
- what1 · 0%
- to whom1 · 0%
- and whether1 · 0%
- or1 · 0%
- whensoever1 · 0%
- as many as1 · 0%
- as1 · 0%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.