ἐάν

ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν,

conditional particle,

representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. Joh 13,17, 1 Kor 7,36), if haply, if;

1. with subjc. (cl.);

(a) pres.: Matt 6,22, Luk 10,6, Joh 7,17, Rom 2,25, 26 al.;

{ __(b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Matt 4,9; 16,26 (cf. ptcp. in Luk 9,25 M, Pr., 230), Mark 3,24, Luk 14,34, Joh 5,43, Rom 7,2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., Joh 9,22; 11,57, ApG 9,2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, Joh 12,32; 14,3, I Joh 2,28; 3,2, Hebr 3,7" (LXX) .

2. C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; see WH, App., 171; VD, MGr. 2, App., §77; Deiss., BS, 201f., LAE, 155, 254; M, Pr., 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4);

(a) fut.: Matt 18,19 T, Luk 19,40, ApG 7,7

(b) pres.: 1 Thess 3,8 (see Milligan, in l.).

3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Gal 6,1 ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Matt 10,13, 1 Kor 8,8, Jak 2,17, 1 Joh 3,21 aor., Matt 6,15, Mark 3,27, Joh 3,3, Rom 10,15, Gal 1,8; 2,16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם . . . אִם, Est 19,13, al.,] Rom 14,8.

4. = cl. ἄν (which see) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., Pr., 96; WH, App., 173; M, Pr., 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., BS, 202ff.): ὃς ἐ., Matt 5,19, Mark 6,22, 23 Luk 17,32, 1 Kor 6,18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Matt 8,19 ὁσάκις ἐ., Åb 11,6 οὗ ἐ., 1 Kor 16,6 καθὸ ἐ., 2 Kor 8,12 ὅστις ἐ., Gal 5,10,