When/as soon as
ἐπάνStrong’s G1875epan
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epan is the Greek word usually translated “when”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.”
Meaning
Usually translated “when”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- when 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 11:22But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
- Luke 11:34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Greek dictionary
ἐπάν epan · when/as soon as
ἐπ-άν conj. (ἐπεί, which see, ἄν) later form of ἐπήν, after, when: with subjc. Pres., Luk.11:34; with subjc. aor., Mat.2:8, Luk.11:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “when” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WHEN, adverb
[G., Latin ]
- At the time.
- At what time, interrogatively.“WHEN shall these things be?” Matthew 24:3
- Which time.
- After the time that. when the act is passed, the public will be satisfied.
All definitions
- At what time.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.