1 Corinthians 15:32:11 Cor.15.32.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
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ei
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ei ka-TA AN-thrō-pon e-thê-ri-o-MA-khê-sa en e-PHE-sō TI moi to O-phe-los ei ne-KROI ouk e-GEI-ron-tai PHA-gō-men kai PI-ō-men AU-ri-on gar a-po-THNÊI-sko-men
Exegesis
ei {εἰ | eí} ‘if’ introduces a conditional protasis qualified by kata anthropon {κατὰ ἄνθρωπον | katà ánthrōpon} ‘according to human perspective’, where the prepositional phrase functions adverbially to frame Paul’s struggle as purely human.
This is conditioned by ei nekroi ouk egeirontai {εἰ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται | eí ne-kroí ouk e-geí-ron-tai} ‘if the dead are not raised’, where nekroi {νεκροὶ | ne-kroí} ‘dead ones’ serves as the substantive subject and egeirontai ‘are raised’ is present passive indicative.
Root and etymology
egeiroepsilon–gamma–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to raise, awaken”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:32
If, in human terms , I fought with wild beasts in Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:32, 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.15.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.32.W1.S1) and character.