1 Corinthians 14:37:11 Cor.14.37.W1TAB

Εἴ

ei

If

Transliteration
EI
Extended
EI
IPA
/ˈei/

Meaning by language

English
If

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI

  2. sentence

    EI tis do-KEI pro-PHÊ-tēs EI-nai Ê pneu-ma-ti-KOS e-pi-gi-nō-SKE-tō ha GRA-phō hy-MIN HO-ti ky-REE-ou es-TIN

Exegesis

The verse begins with a conditional protasis introduced by ei {Εἴ | Eí} and tis {τις | tis}, yielding “if anyone.”

Root and etymology

laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to speak, to talk

In context1 Corinthians 14:37

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet or spiritual, he must acknowledge that the things which I write to you are of the Lord .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:37, so the Greek word Εἴ (ei) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.37.W1.S1) and character.