1 Corinthians 15:29:11 Cor.15.29.W1TAB
Ἐπεὶ
epei
“Otherwise”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI
- Extended
- eh-PEI
- IPA
- /eˈpei/
Meaning by language
- English
- Otherwise
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEI
- sentence
e-PEI TI poi-EE-sou-sin hoi bap-ti-DZO-me-noi hy-PER tôn ne-KRÔN ei HO-lôs ne-KROI ouk e-GEI-ron-tai TI kai bap-TI-dzo-ntai hy-PER au-TÔN
Exegesis
The subordinating conjunction epei {Ἐπεὶ | e-peí} introduces a logical inference linked to Paul’s preceding argument about resurrection.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:29
Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized on behalf of the dead , if the dead are not raised at all? Why, then, are they also baptized for them?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:29, so the Greek word Ἐπεὶ (epei) 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.15.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.29.W1.S1) and character.