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

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

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Diphthongs
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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ei

  2. 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 context1 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.