particle
an
Strong’sG302
an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
stem an-171 times in the New Testamentin 14 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἄν is a small conditional particle that has no separate translation of its own in English; its effect depends entirely on the construction it appears in 14. Attached to a verb in a main clause, it marks the statement as contingent on a condition, whether that condition is stated or only implied, so that the verb takes on the sense of "would" or "would have" — describing what would be, or would have been, true if some circumstance had been (or were) the case 13. Strong's similarly describes it as denoting a supposition, wish, possibility, or uncertainty 2.
A second, distinct use is with relative, conditional, or temporal words such as "who," "when," "where," or "as," where ἄν gives them an indefinite, generalizing force, corresponding to English "-soever": "whoever," "whenever," "wherever," "as soon as," and the like, marking that the statement holds true no matter what the circumstances turn out to be 12.
In Attic Greek, ἄν could also stand by itself as a shortened equivalent of the word for "if" (ἐάν) 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἄν,
conditional particle,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G302 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan
Froma primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty
King James(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect, Lyric poetry, Ionic dialect, Refs 4th c.AD+, Attic dialect; also κεν) Epic dialect, Aeolic dialect, Thess., κᾱ Doric dialect, Boeotian dialect, El.; the two combined in Epic dialect (below Refs 4th c.BC+, εἰκ ἄνRefs 4th c.BC+:—modal Particle used with Verbs to indicate that the action is limited by circumstances or defined by conditions. In Refs 8th c.BC+ κε is four times as common as ἄν, in Lyric poetry about equally common. No clear distinction can be traced, but κε as an enclitic is somewhat less emphatic; ἄν is preferred by Refs 8th c.BC+ in negative clauses, κε (ν) with the relative.
A In Simple Sentences, and in the Apodosis of Compound Sentences; here ἄν belongs to the Verb, and denotes that the assertion made by the Verb is dependent on a condition, expressed or implied: thus ἦλθεν he came, ἦλθεν ἄν he would have come (under conditions, which may or may not be defined), and so he might have come; ἔλθοι may he come, ἔλθοι ἄν he would come (under certain conditions), and so he might come.
A.I WITH INDICATIVE:
A.I.1 with historical tenses, generally imperfect and aorist, less frequently pluperfect, never perfect, see below,
A.I.1.a most frequently in apodosis of conditional sentences, with protasis implying nonfulfilment of a past or present condition, and apodosis expressing what would be or would have been the case if the condition were or had been fulfilled. The imperfect with ἄν refers to continued action, in Refs 8th c.BC+ always in past time, except perhaps καί κε θάμ᾽ ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐόντες ἐμισγόμεθ᾽Refs 8th c.BC+; later also in present time, first in Refs 6th c.BC+; πολὺ ἂν θαυμαστότερον ἦν, εἰ ἐτιμῶντο it would be far more strange if they were honoured, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἂν νήσων ἐκράτει, εἰ μή τι καὶ ναυτικὸν εἶχεν he would not have been master of islands if he had not had also some naval power, Refs 5th c.BC+. The aorist strictly refers only to past time, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ τότε ταύτην ἔσχε τὴν γνώμην, οὐδὲν ἂν ὧν νυνὶ πεποίηκεν ἔπραξεν if he had then come to this opinion, he would have accomplished nothing of what he has now done, Refs 4th c.BC+, but is used idiomatically with Verbs of saying, answering, etc., as we say I should have said, εἰ μὴ πατὴρ ἦσθ᾽, εἶπον ἄν σ᾽ οὐκ εὖ φρονεῖνRefs 5th c.BC+pluperfect refers to completed actions, as ὃ εἰ ἀπεκρίνω, ἱκανῶς ἂν ἤδη παρὰ σοῦ τὴν ὁσιότητα ἐμεμαθήκη I should have already learnt..,Refs 5th c.BC+
A.I.1.b the protasis is frequently understood: ὑπό κεν ταλασίφρονά περ δέος εἷλεν fear would have seized even the stout-hearted (had he heard the sound), Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ γὰρ ἔρυμα τῷ στρατοπέδῳ οὐκ ἂν ἐτειχίσαντο they would not have built the wall (if they had not won a battle), Refs 5th c.BC+; πολλοῦ γὰρ ἂν ἦν ἄξια for (if that were so) they would be worth much, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ γὰρ ἦν ὅ τι ἂν ἐποιεῖτε for there was nothing which you could have done, i. e. would have done (if you had tried), Refs 4th c.BC+
A.I.1.c with no definite protasis understood, to express what would have been likely to happen, or might have happened in past time: ἢ γάρ μιν ζωόν γε κιχήσεαι, ἤ κεν Ὀρέστης κτεῖνεν ὑποφθάμενος for either you will find him alive, or else Orestes may already have killed him before you, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὃ θεασάμενος πᾶς ἄν τις ἀνὴρ ἠράσθη δάϊος εἶναι every man who saw this (the 'Seven against Thebes') would have longed to be a warrior, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially with τάχα, which see, ἀλλ᾽ ἦλθε μὲν δὴ τοῦτο τοὔνειδος τάχ᾽ ἂν ὀργῇ βιασθὲν μᾶλλον ἢ γνώμῃ φρενῶν, i. e. it might perhaps have come, Refs 5th c.BC+; τάχα ἂν δὲ καὶ ἄλλως πως ἐσπλεύσαντες (i.e. διέβησαν) and they might also perhaps have crossed by sea (to Sicily) in some other way, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.I.1.d ἄν is frequently omitted in apodosi with Verbs expressing obligation, propriety, or possibility, as ἔδει, ἐχρῆν, εἰκὸς ἦν, etc., and sometimes for rhetorical effect, εἰ μὴ.. ᾖσμεν, φόβον παρέσχεν it had caused (for it would have caused) fear, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.I.2 with future indicative:
A.I.2.a frequently in Epic dialect, usually with κεν, rarely ἄν, Refs 8th c.BC+ and he will likely be angry to whom-soever I shall come, Refs; καί κέ τις ὧδ᾽ ἐρέει and in that case men will say,Refs 8th c.BC+; so in Lyric poetry, μαθὼν δέ τις ἂν ἐρεῖRefs 5th c.BC+
A.I.2.b rarely in codices of Attic dialect Prose writers, σαφὲς ἂν καταστήσετεRefs 5th c.BC+future infinitive and participle see below
A.II WITH SUBJUNCTIVE, only in Epic dialect, the meaning being the same as with the future indicative RefsI will take her myself, Refs 8th c.BC+; πείθευ, ἐγὼ δέ κέ τοι εἰδέω χάριν obey and if so I will be grateful, Refs; also with other persons, giving emphasis to the future, οὐκ ἄν τοι χραίσμῃ κίθαριςRefs
A.III WITH OPTATIVE (never future, rarely perfect πῶς ἂν λελήθοι [με]; Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.a in apodosis of conditional sentences, after protasis in optative with εἰ or some other conditional or relative word, expressing a future condition: ἀλλ᾽ εἴ μοί τι πίθοιο, τό κεν πολὺ κέρδιον εἴηRefs 8th c.BC+ present and aorist optative with κε or ἄν are sometimes used like imperfect and aorist indicative with ἄν in Attic, with either regular indicative or another optative in the protasis: καί νύ κεν ἔνθ᾽ ἀπόλοιτο.. εἰ μὴ.. νόησε κτλ., i. e. he would have perished, had she not perceived, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ νῦν ἐπὶ ἄλλῳ ἀεθλεύοιμεν, ἦ τ᾽ ἂν ἐγὼ.. κλισίηνδε φεροίμην if we were now contending in another's honour, I should now carry.., Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.b with protasis in present or future, the optative with ἄν in apodosi takes a simply future sense: φρούριον δ᾽ εἰ ποιήσονται, τῆς μὲν γῆς βλάπτοιεν ἄν τι μέρος they might perhaps damage, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.c with protasis understood: φεύγωμεν· ἔτι γάρ κεν ἀλύξαιμεν κακὸν ἦμαρRefs 8th c.BC+; οὔτε ἐσθίουσι πλείω ἢ δύνανται φέρειν· διαρραγεῖεν γὰρ ἄν for (if they should do so) they would burst, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν δ᾽ οὔ κε δύ᾽ ἀνέρε.. ἀπ᾽ οὔδεος ὀχλίσσειαν two men could not heave the stone from the ground, i. e. would not, if they should try, Refs 8th c.BC+ sometimes with reference to past time, Τυδεΐδην οὐκ ἂν γνοίης ποτέροισι μετείηRefs 8th c.BC+
A.III.d with no definite protasis implied, in potential sense: ἡδέως δ᾽ ἂν ἐροίμην Λεπτίνην but I would gladly ask Leptines, Refs 4th c.BC+; βουλοίμην ἄν I should like, Latin velim (but ἐβουλόμην ἄν I should wish, if it were of any avail, vellem); ποῖ οὖν τραποίμεθ᾽ ἄ; which way then can we turn? Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἂν μεθείμην τοῦ θρόνου I will not give up the throne, Refs 5th c.BC+; idiomatically, referring to the past, αὗται δὲ οὐκ ἂν πολλαὶ εἶεν but these would not (on investigation) prove to be many, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἴησαν δ᾽ ἂν οὗτοι Κρῆτες these would be (i. e. would have been) Cretans, Refs 5th c.BC+ i.e. it would not prove to be, etc. (for, it is not, etc.), Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.e in questions, expressing a wish: τίς ἂν θεῶν.. δοί;Refs 5th c.BC+ as a mild command, exhortation, or entreaty, τλαίης κεν Μενελάῳ ἐπιπροέμεν ταχὺν ἰόνRefs 8th c.BC+; σὺ μὲν κομίζοις ἂν σεαυτὸν ᾗ θέλεις you may take yourself off (milder than κόμιζε σεαυτόν), Refs 5th c.BC+; χωροῖς ἂν εἴσω you may go in, Refs; φράζοις ἄν, λέγοις ἄν, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.f in a protasis which is also an apodosis: εἴπερ ἄλλῳ τῳ ἀνθρώπων πειθοίμην ἄν, καὶ σοὶ πείθομαι if I would trust any (other) man (if he gave me his word), I trust you, Refs; εἰ μὴ ποιήσαιτ᾽ ἂν τοῦτο if you would not do this (if you could), Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.g rarely omitted with optative in apodosis: ῥεῖα θεός γ᾽ ἐθέλων καὶ τηλόθεν ἄνδρα σαώσαιRefs 8th c.BC+; also in Trag., θᾶσσον ἢ λέγοι τιςRefs 5th c.BC+
A.III.h ἄν with future optative is probably always corrupt (compare Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰδὼς ὅτι οὐδέν᾽ ἂν καταλήψοιτο (οὐδένα Bekk.) Refs 5th c.BC+
A.IV WITH infinitive and participle (sometimes adjective equivalent to participle, τῶν δυνατῶν ἂν κρῖναιRefs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.1 present infinitive or participle:
A.IV.1.a representing imperfect indicative, οἴεσθε τὸν πατέρα.. οὐκ ἂν φυλάττει; do you think he would not have kept them safe? (οὐκ ἂν ἐφύλαττεν), Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀδυνάτων ἂν ὄντων [ὑμῶν] ἐπιβοηθεῖν when you would have been unable, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.1.b representing present optative, πόλλ᾽ ἂν ἔχων (representing ἔχοιμ᾽ ἄν) ἕτερ᾽ εἰπεῖν παραλείπωRefs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.2 aorist infinitive or participle:
A.IV.2.a representing aorist indicative, οὐκ ἂν ἡγεῖσθ᾽ αὐτὸν κἂν ἐπιδραμεῖ; do you not think he would even have run thither? (καὶ ἐπέδραμεν ἄν), Refs 4th c.BC+; ἴσμεν ὑμᾶς ἀναγκασθέντας ἄν we know you would have been compelled, Refs 5th c.BC+; ῥᾳδίως ἂν ἀφεθείς when he might easily have been acquitted, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.2.b representing aorist optative, οὐδ᾽ ἂν κρατῆσαι αὐτοὺς τῆς γῆς ἡγοῦμαι I think they would not even be masters of the land (οὐδ᾽ ἂν κρατήσειαν), Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁρῶν ῥᾳδίως ἂν αὐτὸ ληφθέν (ληφθείη ἄν) Refs; οὔτε ὄντα οὔτε ἂν γενόμενα, i.e. things which are not and never could happen (ἃ οὔτε ἂν γένοιτο), Refs
A.IV.3 perfect infinitive or participle representing:
A.IV.3.a pluperfect indicative, πάντα ταῦθ᾽ ὑπὸ τῶν βαρβάρων ἂν ἑαλωκέναι (φήσειεν ἄν) he would say that all these would have been destroyed by the barbarians (ἑαλώκη ἄν), Refs 4th c.BC+
A.IV.3.b perfect optative, οὐκ ἂν ἡγοῦμαι αὐτοὺς δίκην ἀξίαν δεδωκέναι, εἰ.. καταψηφίσαισθε I do not believe they would (then) have suffered (δεδωκότες ἂν εἶεν) punishment enough, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.4 future infinitive or participle, never in Epic dialect, and probably always corrupt in Attic dialect, νομίζων μέγιστον ἂν σφᾶς ὠφελήσειν (to be read -ῆσαι) Refs 5th c.BC+; participle is still more exceptional, ὡς ἐμοῦ οὐκ ἂν ποιήσοντος ἄλλαRefs 5th c.BC+; both are found in later Gk., νομίσαντες ἂν οἰκήσειν οὕτως ἄρισταRefs 2nd c.BC+; with participle, Refs 4th c.BC+
B IN DEPENDENT CLAUSERefs 5th c.BC+
B.I In the protasis of conditional sentences with εἰ, regularly with the subjunctive. In Attic εἰ ἄν is contracted into ἐάν, ἤν, or ἄν (ᾱ) (which see): Refs 8th c.BC+; ἢν ἐγγὺς ἔλθῃ θάνατος, οὐδεὶς βούλεται θνῄσκειν if death (ever) come near.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.2 in relative or temporal clauses with a conditional force; here ἄν coalesces with ὅτε, ὁπότε, ἐπεί, ἐπειδή, compare ὅταν, ὁπόταν, ἐπήν or ἐπάν (Ionic dialect ἐπεάν), ἐπειδάν: Refs 8th c.BC+, ἐπήν, εὖτ᾽ ἄ; see also εἰσόκε (εἰς ὅ κε):—τάων ἥν κ᾽ ἐθέλωμι φίλην ποιήσομ᾽ ἄκοιτιν whomsoever of these I may wish.., Refs 8th c.BC+; ὅταν δὴ μὴ σθένω, πεπαύσομαι when I shall have no strength.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐχθρὸς γάρ μοι κεῖνος.. ὅς χ᾽ ἕτερον μὲν κεύθῃ ἐνὶ φρεσίν, ἄλλο δὲ εἴπῃ whoever conceals one thing in his mind and speaks another, Refs 8th c.BC+subjunctive in both the above constructions Refs without ἄ; also Trag. and Comedy texts, Refs 5th c.BC+; μέχρι and πρίν occasionally take subjunctive without ἄν in prose, e.g. Refs 5th c.BC+ (μέχρι οὗ), Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.3 in final clauses introduced by relative adverbs, as ὡς, ὅπως (of Manner), ἵνα (of Place), ὄφρα, ἕως, etc. (of Time), frequently in Epic dialect, σαώτερος ὥς κε νέηαιRefs 8th c.BC+; also after ὡς in Refs 5th c.BC+ indicative is regular in _Attic dialect_); ἵνα final does not take ἄν or κε except ἵνα εἰδότες ἤ κε θάνωμεν ἤ κεν.. φύγοιμενRefs 8th c.BC+ = where in Refs 5th c.BC+ = lest, takes ἄν only with optative in apodosis, as Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II in Epic dialect sometimes with OPTATIVE as with subjunctive (always κε (ν), except εἴ περ ἂν αὐταὶ Μοῦσαι ἀείδοιενRefs 8th c.BC+; ὥς κε.. δοίη ᾧ κ᾽ ἐθέλοι that he might give her to whomsoever he might please,Refs 8th c.BC+ belongs to Verb in apodosis, as in ὡς δ᾽ ἂν ἥδιστα ταῦτα φαίνοιτοRefs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 rarely in oratio obliqua, where a relative or temporary word retains an ἄν which it would have with subjunctive in direct form, Refs 5th c.BC+:—similarly after a preceding optative, οὐκ ἀποκρίναιο ἕως ἂν.. σκέψαιοRefs 5th c.BC+
B.III rarely with εἰ and INDICATIVE in protasis, only in Epic dialect:
B.III.1 with future indicative as with subjunctive: αἴ κεν Ἰλίου πεφιδήσεταιRefs 8th c.BC+
B.III.2 with εἰ and a past tense of indicative, once in Refs 8th c.BC+; so Ζεὺς γάρ κ᾽ ἔθηκε νῆσον εἴ κ᾽ ἐβούλετο Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+
B.IV in later Greek, ἄν with relative words is used with INDICATIVE in all tenses, as ὅπου ἂν εἰσεπορεύετοNT+4th c.AD+; ἔνθ᾽ ἂν πέφυκεν ἡ ὁλότης εἶναιRefs 6th c.AD+; compare ἐάν, ὅταν.
C with imperfect and more rarely aorist indicative in ITERATIVE construction, to express elliptically a condilion fulfilled whenever an opportumty offered; frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+ she would (i. e. used to) weep and lament, 3.119; εἶτα πῦρ ἂν οὐ παρῆνRefs 5th c.BC+; εἴ τινες ἴδοιεν.., ἀνεθάρσησαν ἄν whenever they saw it, on each occasion, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive representing imperfect of this construction, ἀκούω Λακεδαιμονίους τότε ἐμβαλόντας ἂν.. ἀναχωρεῖν, i. e. I hear they used to retire (ἀνεχώρουν ἄν), Refs 4th c.BC+
D GENERAL REMARKS:
D.I POSITION OF ἄν.
D.I.1 in A, when ἄν does not coalesce with the relative word (as in ἐάν, ὅταν), it follows directly or is separated only by other particles, as μέν, δέ, τε, γάρ, καί, νυ, περ,, etc.; as εἰ μέν κεν.. εἰ δέ κεRefs 8th c.BC+; rarely by τις, as ὅποι τις ἄν, οἶμαι, προσθῇRefs 8th c.BC+ two such Particles may precede κε, as εἴ περ γάρ κενRefs 8th c.BC+; εἰ γάρ τίς κε, ὃς μὲν γάρ κε, Refs 8th c.BC+; rarely in Prose, ὅποι μὲν γὰρ ἄνRefs 5th c.BC+
D.I.2 in apodosis, ἄν may stand either next to its Verb (before or after it), or after some other emphatic word, especially an interrogative, a negative (e. g. οὐδ᾽ ἂν εἷς, οὐκ ἂν ἔτι, etc.), or an important Adjective or Adverb; also after a participle which represents the protasis, λέγοντος ἄν τινος πιστεῦσαι οἴεσθ; do you think they would have believed it if any one had told them? (εἴ τις ἔλεγεν, ἐπίστευσαν ἄν), Refs 4th c.BC+
D.I.3 ἄν is frequently separated from its infinitive by such Verbs as οἴομαι, δοκέω, φημί, οἶδα, etc., οὐκ ἂν οἴει..; frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+; καὶ νῦν ἡδέως ἄν μοι δοκῶ κοινωνῆσαι I think that I should, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἃ μήτε προῄδει μηδεὶς μήτ᾽ ἂν ᾠήθη τήμερον ῥηθῆναι (where ἄν belongs to ῥηθῆναι) Refs 5th c.BC+
D.I.4 ἄν never begins a sentence, or even a clause after a comma, but may stand first after a parenthetic clause, ἀλλ᾽, ὦ μέλ᾽, ἄν μοι σιτίων διπλῶν ἔδειRefs 5th c.BC+
D.II REPETITION OF ἄν:—in apodosis ἄν may be used twice or even three times with the same Verb, either to make the condition felt throughout a long sentence, or to emphasize certain words, ὥστ᾽ ἄν, εἰ σθένος λάβοιμι, δηλώσαιμ᾽ ἄνRefs 5th c.BC+; attached to a parenthetical phrase, ἔδρασ᾽ ἄν, εὖ τοῦτ᾽ ἴσθ᾽ ἄν, εἰ.. Refs
D.II.2 ἄν is coupled with κε (ν) a few times in Refs 8th c.BC+
D.III ELLIPSIS OF VERB:—sometimes the Verb to which ἄν belongs must be supplied, in Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἂν πρὸ τοῦ (i.e. ἔρρεγκον) Refs 5th c.BC+; τί δ᾽ ἂν δοκεῖ σοι Πρίαμος (i.e. πρᾶξαι), εἰ τάδ᾽ ἤνυσε;Refs 4th c.BC+ —so in phrases like{πῶς γὰρ ἄν}; and πῶς οὐκ ἄν (i.e. εἴη); also in ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ (or ὡσπερανεί), as φοβούμενος ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ παῖς (i. e. ὥσπερ ἂν ἐφοβήθη εἰ παῖς ἦν) Refs 5th c.BC+; so τοσοῦτον ἐφρόνησαν, ὅσον περ ἂν (i.e. ἐφρόνησαν) εἰ..Refs 5th c.BC+; compare κἄν:—so the Verb of a protasis containing ἄν may be understood, ὅποι τις ἂν προσθῇ, κἂν μικρὰν δύναμιν (i. e. καὶ ἐὰν προσθῇ) Refs 4th c.BC+; ὡς ἐμοῦ οὖν ἰόντος ὅπῃ ἂν καὶ ὑμεῖς (i.e. ἴητε) Refs 5th c.BC+
D.IV ELLIPSIS OF ἄν:—when an apodosis consists of several co-ordinate clauses, ἄν is generally used only in the first and understood in the others: πείθοι᾽ ἂν εἰ πείθοι᾽· ἀπειθοίης δ᾽ ἴσωςRefs 4th c.BC+: even when the construction is continued in a new sentence, Refs 5th c.BC+ is repeated for the sake of clearness or emphasis,Refs 5th c.BC+
B ἄν, [ᾱ], Attic dialect, ={ἐάν},{ἤν}, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἂν θεὸς θέλῃRefs 4th c.BC+: not common in earlier Attic dialect Inscrr., NT+4th c.BC+
C ἄν or ἀν, Epic form of ἀνά, (which see)
D ἄν, shortened from ἄνα, see entry ἀνά G.
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Matthew 2:13“*”… eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō …… and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child …
Matthew 5:18“*”amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas gēas, …For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a …
Matthew 5:18“*”… mē parerchateia apo tou nomou, heōs an panteim geneteia.… and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 5:19“*”… ta basileia toiu ouranoiu; hos de an poiateia kai didaskateia, houtos megos kaliti …… breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the …
Matthew 5:21“might”… toi archaioi; Ouk foneuasi; hos de an foneuateia, enochos eti ta krisia.… said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Matthew 5:22“if”… enochos eti ta krisia; hos de an legateia to adelfo autou; Raka, enochos …… will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But …
Matthew 5:22“if”… enochos eti te sunedrie; hos de an legateia; Mōror, enochos eti eis tan …… brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of …
Matthew 5:26“*”… si, ouk mē exerchaseia ekeithen heōs an apodōaseia ton eschaton kodranton.… I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Matthew 5:31“*”Legita de; Hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou, dōatar auta …It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate …
Matthew 10:11“*”eis han de an polan ē kōman eiserchaveia, exetazavar tinos …Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy …
Matthew 10:11“*”… auta axios atō; kakei menavar heōs an exerchaveia.… out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move …
Matthew 10:14kai hos an mē decheteia vin mēde akouateia toin …And if anyone will not welcome you or …
Matthew 10:23“*”… telaveia tain polain tou Israēl heōs an erchateia tos huios tou anthrōpou.… reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 10:33“*”hotinos de an arneteia min emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, arnemi …But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before …
Matthew 10:42“*”kai hos an potizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu potēriem …And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because …
Matthew 11:21… dunamiais tais generantais en vi, palai an en sakko kai spoda metanoala.… performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth …
Matthew 11:23… dunamiais tais generantais en si, menata an mechris tau sēmeron.… had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 12:7… Elesem thelamō kai ouk thusian, ouk an katadikazava toin anaitioin.… I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
Matthew 12:20“*”… kai linem tuforōntem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekbalateia eis nikem tan krisian.… not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
Matthew 12:32“*”… tou anthrōpou, afiēkiti auto; hos de an legateia kata teu pneumeu teu hagieu, …… Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to …
Matthew 12:50“*”hotinos gar an poiateia tem thelēmem tou patrou mu …For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven …
Matthew 15:5vis de legavō; Hos an legateia to patro ē ta mētēra; …But you say that if anyone says to his father or …
Matthew 16:25“*”… autou sōzara apolati autan; hos de an apolateia tan psuchan autou heneken mu …… wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find …
Matthew 16:28“*”… hotinois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia ton huion tou anthrōpou erchorōnton …… you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His …
Matthew 18:6“*”Hos de an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu …But if anyone causes one of these little ones who …
Matthew 19:9“*”legamō de vi hoti hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou mē epi …… I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality …
Matthew 20:26“*”… houtōs eti en vi; alla hos an thelateiō en vi megos genera eti …… shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:27“*”kai hos an thelateiō en vi arō prōtos eti …and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave —
Matthew 21:22“*”kai panteim hoseim an aitaveia en ta proseucha pisteuarōntois labevi.If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Matthew 21:44“would”… lithon houton sunthliti; epi hon de an piptateia likmati auton.… falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be …
Matthew 22:44“*”… mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupokatō toiu …‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
Matthew 23:16… vi, hodēgoir tufloir tois legarōntoir; Hos an omnuateia en to nao, oudenem atō, …… to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it …
Matthew 23:16… to nao, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en to chruso tou naou …… the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of …
Matthew 23:18kai; Hos an omnuateia en te thusiastērie, oudenem atō, …And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it …
Matthew 23:18… te thusiastērie, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en te dōre te epanō …… the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on …
Matthew 23:30… tai hēmerai toiu patroiu nu, ouk an one autoiu koinōnois en te haime …… the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them …
Matthew 23:39“*”… mē min horaveia apo arti heōs an legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en onome …… will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the …
Matthew 24:22… mē kolobila tais hēmerais ekeinais, ouk an sōzita pantas sarkas; dia de toin …… had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake …
Matthew 24:34“*”… mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim houteim geneteia.… tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have …
Matthew 24:43… poia fulaka tos kleptos erchotō, grēgorata an kai ouk an easata diorussira tan …… night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not …
Matthew 24:43… kleptos erchotō, grēgorata an kai ouk an easata diorussira tan oikian autou.… he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be …
Matthew 25:27… toi trapezitoi, kai ercharantos mis komizema an tem ēmem sun toko.… bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
Matthew 26:48“*”… auton dōata autoi sēmem legarōntos; Hon an filameia autos atō; kratavar auton.… signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
Mark 3:29“but”hos de an blasfēmateia eis tem pneumem tem hagiem, …But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never …
Mark 3:35“*”hos gar an poiateia tem thelēmem tou theou, houtos …For whoever does the will of God is My …
Mark 6:10“*”… eiserchaveia eis oikian, ekei menavōr heōs an exerchaveia ekeithen.… When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
Mark 6:11“*”kai hos an topos mē decheteia vin mēde akoualeia …… anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a …
Mark 6:56“*”kai hopou an eisporeuote eis kōmain ē eis polain …And wherever He went — villages and towns …
Mark 6:56“* as”… teu himatieu autou hapteleia; kai hosois an haptela autou sōzole.… let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Mark 8:35“*”… autou sōzara apolati autan; hos de an apolati tan psuchan autou heneken mu …… wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for …
Mark 9:1“*”… hotinois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia tan basileian tou theou ercharēntan …… standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with …
Mark 9:37“*”Hos an henem teiu toiouteiu paidieiu decheteia epi …“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and …
Mark 9:37“*”… onome mu, min dechotō; kai hos an min dechoteiō, ouk min dechotō alla …… children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One …
Mark 9:41“*”Hos gar an potizateia vin potēriem hudeu en onome …… if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ …
Mark 9:42“*”Kai hos an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu …… if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe …
Mark 10:11“*”kai legatō autoi; Hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou kai gamateia …… He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman …
Mark 10:15“*whoever”amēn legamō vi, hos an mē decheteia tan basileian tou theou …Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a …
Mark 10:43“*”… de atō en vi; alla hos an thelateiō megos genera en vi, eti …But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Mark 10:44“*”kai hos an thelateiō en vi arō prōtos, eti …and whoever wants to be first must be the slave …
Mark 11:23amēn legamō vi hoti hos an legateia te ore houte; Airisar kai …“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be …
Mark 12:36“*”… mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupokatō toiu …… himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
Mark 13:20… mē kolobata kurios tain hēmerain, ouk an sōzita pantas sarkas. alla dia toin …… not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake …
Mark 14:44“*”… paradōarōntos auton sussēmem autoi legarōntos; Hon an filameia autos atō; kratavar auton kai …Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him …
Luke 1:62“whatever”… de to patro autou tem tinem an thelatoiō kalorō autem.So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name …
Luke 2:26… hagieu mē horara thanaton prin ē an horateia ton christon kuriou.… had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had …
Luke 2:35“*”… autau tan psuchan diercheti romfaias, hopōs an apokaluptileia ek pollaiu kardiaiu dialogismois.so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed — and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”
Luke 4:6“*”… autaiu, hoti mi paradōotē kai ho an thelameiō dōamō autan;… and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone …
Luke 6:11… anoiau, kai dialalale pros allēloin tinem an poialoia to Iēso.… to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke 7:39… legarōntos; Houtos ei ate profētos, gnōskate an tinas kai potapas tas gunaikas hotinas …… this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what …
Luke 8:18“*”blepavōr oun pōs akouavō; hos an gar echateiō, dōiti auto, kai hos …Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but …
Luke 8:18“*”… gar echateiō, dōiti auto, kai hos an mē echateiō, kai hem dokatō echarō …… listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be …
Luke 9:4“*”kai eis han an oikian eiserchaveia, ekei menavōr kai ekeithen …Whatever house you enter, stay there until you …
Luke 9:5“*”kai hosois an mē decholeiō vin, exerchorōntois apo tau …… anyone does not welcome you, shake the …
Luke 9:24“*”hos gar an thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara, apolati …For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but …
Luke 9:24“*”… autou sōzara, apolati autan; hos de an apolateia tan psuchan autou heneken mu, …… wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save …
Luke 9:26“*”hos gar an epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin, …… anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son …
Luke 9:27“*”… hois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia tan basileian tou theou.… truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:46… de dialogismos en autoi, tem tinos an atoiō megoteros autoiu.… disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
Luke 9:48“*”kai legata autoi; Hos an decheteia houtem tem paidiem epi te …And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who …
Luke 9:48… onome mu min dechotō, kai hos an min decheteia dechotō ton apostelaranton min; …… the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of …
Luke 10:5“ever”eis han de an eiserchaveia oikian prōtem legavōr; Eirēnas to …Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this …
Luke 10:8“*”kai eis han an polan eiserchoveiō kai decholeiō vin, esthiavōr …If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is …
Luke 10:10“ever”eis han de an polan eiserchaveia kai mē decholeiō vin, …But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into …
Luke 10:13… dunamiais tais generantais en vi, palai an en sakko kai spoda kathorōntois metanoala.… performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in …
Luke 10:35“*”… legata; Epimelisar autou, kai hem tinem an prosdapanaseia mis en te epanerchorō min …… the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay …
Luke 12:8“*”Legamō de vi, pantos hos an homologateia en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, …I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son …
Luke 12:39… poia hōra tos kleptos erchotō, ouk an afiēkata diorussira ton oikon autou.… hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be …
Luke 13:25“*”apo hou an egeriteia tos oikodespotos kai apokleiateia tan …After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you …
Luke 15:26“could”… proskalerantos henon toiu paidoiu punthanote tinem an atoiō houteim;So he called one of the servants and asked what was going …
Luke 17:6“could”… echavō pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legave an ta sukamina houta; Ekrizisar kai futeuisar …… If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the …
Luke 17:6“would”… futeuisar en ta thalassa; kai hupakouata an vi.… uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
Luke 17:33“*”… autou peripoiera apolati autan, hos de an apolateia zōogonati autan.… to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Luke 18:17“*”amēn legamō vi, hos an mē decheteia tan basileian tou theou …Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a …
Luke 19:23“would”… epi trapezan? kamis ercharantos sun toko an autem prassama.… my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Luke 20:18“would”… ton lithon sunthliti; epi hon de an piptateia, likmati auton.… on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be …
Luke 20:43“*”heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupopodiem toiu …until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your …
Luke 21:32“*”… mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim geneteia.… tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things …
John 1:33“*”… hude ekeinos mi legata; Epi hon an horaseia tem pneumem katabainarōntem kai menarōntem …… baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will …
John 2:5“*”… mētēras autou toi diakonoi; Hem tinem an legateiō vi poiavar.His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
John 4:10… legarōntos si; Dōasar mi pinara, sis an aitasa auton kai dōata an si …… asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would …