1 Corinthians 15:44:71 Cor.15.44.W7TAB

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

    SPEI-re-tai SÔ-ma psy-khi-KON e-GEI-re-tai SÔ-ma pneu-ma-ti-KON EI ES-tin SÔ-ma psy-khi-KON ES-tin KAI pneu-ma-ti-KON

Exegesis

The conditional clause with Ei {Εἰ | Ei} ‘if’ plus estin {ἔστιν | é-stin} introduces a logical assertion: if there is a natural body, there is likewise a corresponding spiritual body, with kai {καὶ | kaí} marking that correspondence. Greek ellipsis omits the second sōma, which English restores for clarity. This structure supports Paul’s argument that resurrection involves a transformed but still bodily existence.

Root and etymology

gerōg-eí-rō

to raise, awaken

In context1 Corinthians 15:44

A natural body is sown; a spiritual body is raised. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:44:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 15:44, 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.15.44.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.44.W7.S1) and character.