1 Corinthians 15:2:121 Cor.15.2.W12TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ee
- IPA
- /iː/
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
di hou KAI SÔI-dze-s-the TI-ni LO-gô eu-êŋ-ge-li-SA-mên hy-MIN ei ka-TE-khe-te ek-TOS ei mê ei-KÊ e-pi-STEUS-sa-te
Exegesis
A conditional clause ei ka-té-che-te {εἰ κατέχετε | ei ka-té-che-te} ‘if you hold fast’ introduces the requirement of persevering adherence.
Finally, the exceptive conditional ek-tós ei mḕ ei-kêi e-pis-teú-sa-te {ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε | ek-tós ei mḕ ei-kêi e-pis-teú-sa-te} ‘unless indeed you believed in vain’ frames the potential futility of belief without endurance. The structure presents a clear means–effect–condition–result sequence, emphasizing ongoing salvation contingent on faithful persistence.
Root and etymology
gerōg-eí-rō
“to raise, awaken”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:2
By it you also are being saved, if you keep holding fast to the word I proclaimed as good news to you—unless indeed you believed in vain .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 15:2, 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.15.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.2.W12.S1) and character.