1 Corinthians 15:17:11 Cor.15.17.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 khree-STOS ouk e-GHEE-gher-tai ma-TAI-a hê PI-stis hy-MON E-ti e-STE en tais ha-mar-TI-ais hy-MON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional protasis introduced by ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’ and the connective de {δὲ | dé} ‘but’, which links to the prior argument.
Root and etymology
gerōg-eí-rō
“to raise, awaken”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:17
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless, and you are still in your sins.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:17, 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.15.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.17.W1.S1) and character.