Acts 18:5:21Acts.18.5.W21TAB
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 ka-TÊL-thon a-PO tês ma-ke-do-NI-as ho te si-LAS kai ho ti-MO-the-os sy-NEI-khe-to tôi LO-gô ho PAU-los di-a-mar-ty-RO-me-nos tois i-ou-dai-OIS EI-nai ton khri-STON ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The infinitival clause einai ton christon Iesoun {εἶναι τὸν χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν | eînai tón Christón Iēsoûn} functions as the content of that testimony, effectively meaning “that Jesus is the Christ,” though Greek word order allows either “the Christ is Jesus” or “Jesus is the Christ” in translation. The English renderings preserve the temporal subordination, the durative aspect of the imperfect with an accompanying participle, and the clear focus on the messianic identity claim at the heart of Paul’s preaching.
In context — Acts 18:5
But when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was being constrained by the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that the Christ is Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:5:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 18:5, 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.18.5.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.5.W21.S1) and character.