Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong's Definition
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
if, ἐὰν μή, except, unless; also equivalent to ἀλλά, Gal. 2:16. Ἐάν, in NT as in the later Greek, is substituted for ἄν after relative words, Mt. 5:19. Tends to be an indicator for the subjunctive mood.
Translated in KJV as
beforebutexcept(and) if(if) so(what-, whither-)soeverthoughwhen (-soever)whether (or)to whom(who-)so(-ever)
Etymology
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