Vocabulary Form
ἐάν
Definition

if, when

Frequency
350
GK
1569
Mnemonics

If Ian comes home when he should ...

Mnemonic Singing

When I survey the wonderous cross

Notes

Introduces a dependent clause. ἐάν is a crasis of εἰ and ἄν. "Crasis" occurs when two words are "pushed together" to make one.

When ἐάν appears after a relative pronoun (ὅς), it has the effect of appending "-ever" to the end of the pronoun, just like ἄν. ὅς ἐὰν ... means "whoever ...."

Biblical Concordance

John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh — given on behalf of the world.”
John 6:53 Jesus therefore said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless (ean | ἐάν | conj) you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will have no life in you.
John 6:62 Then what if (ean | ἐάν | conj) you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
John 6:65 And he said, “For this reason I have said to you, ‘No one can come to me unless (ean | ἐάν | conj) it is granted to him by the Father.’”
John 7:17 If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone is willing to do God’s will, he will know about the teaching, whether it comes from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.
John 7:37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
John 7:51 “Surely our law does not judge a man unless (ean | ἐάν | conj) it first hears from him and finds out what he is doing, does it?”
John 8:16 But even if (ean | ἐάν | conj) I do judge, my judgment is trustworthy, because it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.
John 8:24 This is why I said to you that you would die in your sins, for if (ean | ἐάν | conj) you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
John 8:31 Jesus therefore said to the Jews who had put their trust in him, “If (ean | ἐάν | conj) you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,
John 8:36 If (ean | ἐάν | conj) therefore the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:51 I tell you the solemn truth, if (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
John 8:52 The Jews therefore said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
John 8:54 Jesus replied, “If (ean | ἐάν | conj) I glorify myself, my glory amounts to nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
John 9:22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
John 9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
John 10:9 I am the gate. If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone enters through me, he will be saved; he will come in and go out and find pasture.
John 11:9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in a day? If (ean | ἐάν | conj) a person walks during the day, he will not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
John 11:10 But if (ean | ἐάν | conj) someone walks during the night, he will stumble, because the light is not in him.”
John 11:40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if (ean | ἐάν | conj) you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
John 11:48 If (ean | ἐάν | conj) we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation.”
John 11:57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone knew where Jesus was he should let them know, so they might arrest him.
John 12:24 I tell you the solemn truth, unless (ean | ἐάν | conj) a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains a single kernel; but if (ean | ἐάν | conj) it dies it produces a great harvest.
John 12:26 If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone would serve me, he must follow me; and where I am, my servant will be also. If (ean | ἐάν | conj) anyone would serve me, the Father will honor him.
John 12:32 And I, when (ean | ἐάν | conj) I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”