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

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ei

  2. 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 context1 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.