1 Corinthians 14:38:11 Cor.14.38.W1TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /ei/
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 DE tis a-gno-EI a-gno-EI-tai
Exegesis
The clause begins with the conditional particle ei {εἰ | eí} ‘if’, followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δέ | dé} ‘but’ to signal contrast.
Root and etymology
laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to speak, to talk”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:38
But if anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:38, so the Greek word εἰ (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.14.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.38.W1.S1) and character.