Acts 13:25:11Acts.13.25.W11TAB
εἶναι
einai
“to be”
- Transliteration
- EI-nai
- Extended
- EE-nai
- IPA
- /ˈiː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-nai
- sentence
hôs de e-PLÊ-rou i-ô-AN-nēs ton DRO-mon E-le-gen TEE e-ME hy-po-no-EI-te EI-nai ouk ei-MI e-GÔ al i-DOU ER-khe-tai met e-ME hou ouk ei-MI AX-i-os to hy-PO-dē-ma tôn po-DÔN LY-sai
Exegesis
The direct speech begins with the interrogative ti {Τί | Tí} introducing the object clause eme huponoeite einai {ἐμὲ ὑπονοεῖτε εἶναι | e-mé hu-po-no-eî-te eî-nai}, literally “me do you suppose to be,” in which eme is fronted for emphasis and the infinitive einai depends on huponoeite. This construction highlights the issue of John’s identity.
In context — Acts 13:25
And as John was completing his course , he was saying, “What do you suppose me to be? I am not he, but behold, One is coming after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 13:25, so the Greek word εἶναι (einai) 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 Acts.13.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.25.W11.S1) and character.