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Lexicon :: Strong's G2579 - kan

Aa
κἄν
Transliteration
kan (Key)
Pronunciation
kan
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
16x in 1 unique form(s) TR
13x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

κἄν kán, kan; from G2532 and G1437; and (or even) if:—and (also) if (so much as), if but, at the least, though, yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G2579 in the following manner: though (4x), and if (3x), if but (2x), also if (1x), at the least (1x), and if so much as (1x), yet (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G2579 in the following manner: though (4x), and if (3x), if but (2x), also if (1x), at the least (1x), and if so much as (1x), yet (1x).

  1. and if

  2. also or even if

    1. of only, at least

    2. even if

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κἄν kán, kan; from G2532 and G1437; and (or even) if:—and (also) if (so much as), if but, at the least, though, yet.
STRONGS G2579:
κἄν (Griesbach κἄν; see κἀγώ, at the beginning), by crusts for καί ἐάν (cf. Winers Grammar, § 5, 3; Buttmann, p. 10; Tdf Proleg., p. 97; WH's Appendix, p. 145{b}); hence joined with the subjunctive;
1. and if: Matthew 10:23 G L; Mark 16:18; (Luke 12:38 (bis) T Tr text WH; John 8:55 L T Tr WH; 1 Corinthians 13:2{a} L WH, 2^b Tr text WH, 3^a L Tr WH, 3^b L WH); James 5:15; by aposiopesis with the suppression of the apodosis, κἄν μέν ποιήσῃ καρπόν, namely, εὖ ἔχει it is well (or some such phrase), Luke 13:9; cf. Winers Grammar, 600 (558); (Buttmann, § 151, 26).
2. also or even if;
a. if only, at least, in abridged discourse: κἄν τόν ἱματίων αὐτοῦ, namely, ἅψωμαι, Mark 5:28; also ἵνα (namely, ἅψωνται αὐτοῦ) κἄν τοῦ κρασπέδου... ἅψωνται, Mark 6:56: ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου (namely, τί αὐτοῦ ἐπισκιάσῃ αὐτῶν) κἄν ἡ σκιά etc. Acts 5:15; κἄν ὡς ἄφρονα namely, δεξησθε με, 2 Corinthians 11:16; (Wis. 14:4 Wis. 15:2). Cf. Buttmann, § 149, 6; (Winers Grammar, 584 (543); Green, Gram. of the N. T., p. 230; Klotz ad Devar. ii. 1, p. 139f; Liddell and Scott, under the word; Sophocles Lexicon, under the word).
b. even if: Matthew 21:21; Matthew 26:35; John 8:14; John 10:38; (John 11:25); Hebrews 12:20.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:23; 21:21; 26:35
Mark
5:28; 6:56; 16:18
Luke
12:38; 13:9
John
8:14; 8:55; 10:38; 11:25
Acts
5:15
1 Corinthians
13:2
2 Corinthians
11:16
Hebrews
12:20
James
5:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2579 matches the Greek κἄν (kan),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21 - فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ إِيمَانٌ وَلا تَشُكُّونَ، فَإِنَّكُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ لَا مِثْلَ مَا عَمِلْتُ بِالتِّينَةِ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ لِهَذَا الْجَبَلِ: انْقَلِعْ وَانْطَرِحْ فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَحْدُثُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:35 - فَقَالَ بُطْرُسُ: «وَلَوْ كَانَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَمُوتَ مَعَكَ، لَا أُنْكِرُك أَبَداً!» وَقَالَ التَّلامِيذُ كُلُّهُمْ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْقَوْلِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:28 - لأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: «يَكْفِي أَنْ أَلْمِسَ ثِيَابَهُ لأُشْفَى».

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - وَأَيْنَمَا دَخَلَ، إِلَى الْقُرَى أَوِ الْمُدُنِ أَوِ الْمَزَارِعِ، وَضَعُوا الْمَرْضَى فِي السَّاحَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ، مُتَوَسِّلِينَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَلْمِسُوا وَلَوْ طَرَفَ رِدَائِهِ. فَكَانَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَلْمِسُهُ يُشْفَى.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:18 - وَيَقْبِضُونَ عَلَى الْحَيَّاتِ، وَإِنْ شَرِبُوا شَرَاباً قَاتِلاً لَا يَتَأَذَّوْنَ الْبَتَّةَ، وَيَضَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَرْضَى فَيَتَعَافَوْنَ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:9 - فَلَعَلَّهَا تُنْتِجُ ثَمَراً! وَإلَّا، فَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَقْطَعُهَا!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - فَأَجَابَ: «مَعَ أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ لِنَفْسِي فَإِنَّ شَهَادَتِي صَحِيحَةٌ، لأَنَّنِي أَعْرِفُ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتُ وَإِلَى أَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ؛ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَلا تَعْرِفُونَ لَا مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتُ وَلا إِلَى أَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:38 - أَمَّا إِنْ كُنْتُ أَفْعَلُ ذلِكَ، فَصَدِّقُوا تِلْكَ الأَعْمَالَ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تُصَدِّقُونَنِي أَنَا. عِنْدَئِذٍ تَعْرِفُونَ وَيَتَأَكَّدُ لَكُمْ أَنَّ الآبَ فِيَّ وَأَنَا فِيهِ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:25 - فَرَدَّ يَسُوعُ: «أَنَا هُوَ الْقِيَامَةُ وَالْحَيَاةُ. مَنْ آمَنَ بِي، وَإِنْ مَاتَ فَسَيَحْيَا.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:15 - وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَحْمِلُونَ الْمَرْضَى عَلَى فُرُشِهِمْ وَأَسِرَّتِهِمْ إِلَى الشَّوَارِعِ، لَعَلَّ ظِلَّ بُطْرُسَ عِنْدَ مُرُورِهِ يَقَعُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ فَيَنَالَ الشِّفَاءَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - أَقُولُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى: لَا يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنِّي غَبِيٌّ وَإلَّا، فَاقْبَلُونِي وَلَوْ كَغَبِيٍّ، كَيْ أَفْتَخِرَ أَنَا أَيْضاً قَلِيلاً!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20 - فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُطِيقُوا احْتِمَالَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ الصَّادِرِ إِلَيْهِمْ: «حَتَّى الْحَيَوَانُ الَّذِي يَمَسُّ الْجَبَلَ، يَجِبُ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوهُ رَجْماً!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:15 - فَالصَّلاةُ الْمَرْفُوعَةُ بِإِيمَانٍ تَشْفِي الْمَرِيضَ، إِذْ يُعِيدُ الرَّبُّ إِلَيْهِ الصِّحَّةَ. وَإِنْ كَانَ مَرَضُهُ بِسَبَبِ خَطِيئَةٍ مَا، يَغْفِرُهَا الرَّبُّ لَهُ.
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