ean introduces conditional or repeated situations and the result, instruction, or question that follows.

As a function word, ean regularly introduces a stated circumstance and the consequent claim, instruction, question, or outcome; in some clauses the APB presents the construction as a repeated occasion rather than with an explicit conditional word.

1. Introduces a conditional or recurring clause · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies the form as a conjunction or particle, not a content word. In 1 Corinthians 13:1 the APB renders a stated speaking situation followed by the result of lacking love, while in 1 Corinthians 14:28 it renders the absence of an interpreter followed by the instruction to remain silent. In 1 John 1:9 it presents confession of sins with the stated outcome of forgiveness and cleansing; 1 Corinthians 11:26 instead frames the clause as a recurring occasion, "as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup."

   1 Corinthians 13:11 Corinthians 14:281 John 1:91 Corinthians 11:261 Corinthians 16:71 John 1:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often makes the conditional relation explicit with "if," as in 1 Corinthians 13:1 and 1 John 1:6. Elsewhere it uses wording such as "as often as" or "whenever" for recurring clauses; These are presentations of the clauses rather than fixed renderings of the term.