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
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI
- 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 context — 1 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.