Acts 13:25:22Acts.13.25.W22TAB
εἰμὶ
eimi
“I am”
- Transliteration
- ei-MI
- Extended
- eh-ee-MIH
- IPA
- /eiˈmi/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei-MI
- 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 following assertion ouk eimi ego {οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγώ | ouk eimí e-gṓ} uses explicit first person ego for emphasis, “I myself am not,” sharpening his denial of being the expected figure.
The relative clause hou ouk eimi axios {οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἄξιος | hoû ouk eimí á-xi-os} modifies this unnamed person and expresses John’s unworthiness in relation to Him.
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 13:25:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 13:25, so the Greek word εἰμὶ (eimi) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.25.W22.S1) and character.