1 Corinthians 15:19:11 Cor.15.19.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 en tê zô-Ê TAU-tê en khree-STÔ êl-pi-KO-tes es-MEN MO-non e-le-ei-NO-te-roi PAN-tōn an-THRÔ-pōn es-MEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle ei {εἰ | ei} introducing a first-class hypothetical that sets up the logical consequence.
Root and etymology
eleeōepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omega
“to have mercy, to show pity”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:19
If our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are of all people most pitiable .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:19, 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.15.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.19.W1.S1) and character.