ἄν

an

Greek G0302 Conditional 166 occurrences in 151 verses

ἄν if

ἄν,

conditional particle,

which cannot usually be separately translated in English, its force depending on the constructions which contain it (see further, LS, see word; WM, §xlii; M, Pr., 165 ff.; MM, VGT, see word).

1. In apodosis,

(i) with indic, imperfect or aor., expressing what would be or would have been if (εἰ with impf., aor. or plpf.) some condition were or had been fulfilled: Luk.7:39 17:6, Jhn.5:46, Gal.1:10, Mat.12:7 24:43, 1Co.2:8, Act.18:14, 1Jn.2:19, al. The protasis is sometimes understood (as also in cl.): Mat.25:27, Luk.19:23. In hypothetical sentences, expressing unreality, ἄν (as often in late writers, more rarely in cl.) is omitted: Jhn.8:39 15:24 19:11, Rom.7:7, Gal.4:15;

(ii) with opt., inf., ptcp. (cl.; see LS, see word; M, Int., §275; M, Pr., 167:4).

2. In combination with conditional, relative, temporal, and final words;

(i) as in cl., with subj.,

(a) in protasis with εἰ, in Attic contr. ἐάν, which see;

(b) in conditional, relative, and temporal clauses (coalescing with ὅτε, ἐπεί, etc.; see: ὅταν, ἐπάν, etc.), ever, soever;

(α) with pres., ἡνίκα, 2Co.3:15; ὃς ἄν, Rom.9:15 (LXX) 16:2, al.; ὅσοι ἄν, Luk.9:5; ὡς ἄν, Rom.15:24 (M, Pr., 167);

(β) with aor., ὃς ἄν, Mat.5:21, 22, 31; ἕως ἄν, until, Mat.2:13, Mrk.6:10, al.; ὡς ἄν, as soon as (M, Pr., 167), 1Co.11:34, Php.2:23. On the frequently use of ἐάν for ἄν with the foregoing words, see: ἐάν;

(ii) in late Gk., when some actual fact is spoken of, with indic.: ὅταν (which see); ὅπου ἄν, Mrk.6:56 (M, Pr., 168); καθότι ἄν, Act.2:45 4:35; ὡς ἄν, 1Co.12:2.

3. in iterative construction, with imperfect and aor. indic. (M, Pr., 167): Act.2:45 4:35, 1Co.12:2.

4. with optative, giving a potential sense to a question or wish: Act.8:31 26:29.

5. Elliptical constructions: εἰ μή τι ἄν (M, Pr., 169), 1Co.7:5; ὡς ἄν, with inf., as it were (op. cit. 167), 2Co.10:9.

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Concordance 151 verses

John 14:28 ἄν

You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
John 15:16 ἂν

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
John 15:19 ἂν

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
John 16:23 ἄν

In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
John 18:30 ἄν

“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
John 18:36 ἄν

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
John 20:23 ἄνἄν

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
Acts 2:35 ἂν

until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
Acts 2:39 ἂν

This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Acts 2:45 ἄν

Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
Acts 3:20 ἂν

that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
Acts 3:22 ἂν

For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
Acts 4:35 ἄν

and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
Acts 5:24 ἂν

When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
Acts 7:3 ἄν

and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
Acts 8:31 ἂν

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 10:17 ἂν

While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
Acts 15:17 ἂν

so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
Acts 17:18 ἂν

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 18:14 ἂν

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
Acts 26:29 ἂν

“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Romans 3:4 ἂν

Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
Romans 9:15 ἂνἂν

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Romans 9:29 ἂνἂν

It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
Romans 10:13 ἂν

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 15:24 ἂν

I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
Romans 16:2 ἂν

Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
1 Corinthians 2:8 ἂν

None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 4:5 ἂν

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
1 Corinthians 7:5 ἂν

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
1 Corinthians 11:27 ἂν

Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:31 ἂν

Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
1 Corinthians 11:34 ἂν

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
1 Corinthians 12:2 ἂν

You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
2 Corinthians 3:15 ἂν

And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
2 Corinthians 10:9 ἂν

I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
2 Corinthians 11:21 ἄν

To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
Galatians 1:10 ἂν

Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 3:21 ἂν

Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
Philippians 2:23 ἂν

So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
Hebrews 1:13 ἂν

Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
Hebrews 4:8 ἂν

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
Hebrews 8:4 ἂν

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
Hebrews 8:7 ἂν

For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
Hebrews 10:2 ἂν

If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
Hebrews 11:15 ἂν

If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
1 John 2:5 ἂν

But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
1 John 2:19 ἂν

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
1 John 3:17 ἂν

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
Revelation 2:25 ἂν

Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.