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

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ei

  2. 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 context1 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.