1 Corinthians 15:16:11 Cor.15.16.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 gar NE-kroi ouk e-GEI-ron-tai ou-DE khree-STOS e-GEÊ-ger-tai

Exegesis

The verse opens with the conditional marker ei {εἰ | eí} followed by the explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr}, forming an explanatory first-class conditional clause that connects to the preceding discussion of resurrection.

Root and etymology

egeirōepsilon–gamma–epsilon–iota–rho–omega

to raise, rouse

In context1 Corinthians 15:16

For if the dead ones are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:16, 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.15.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.16.W1.S1) and character.