Acts 19:38:1Acts.19.38.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
- word
ei
- sentence
ei MEN OUN dê-MEE-tri-os KAI hoi SYN au-TOI tekh-NEE-tai E-khou-sin pros TI-na LO-gon a-go-RAI-oi A-gon-tai KAI an-THY-pa-TOI ei-SEEN en-ga-LEI-tō-san al-LÊ-lois
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the conditional particle cluster ei men oun {εἰ μὲν οὖν | eí mèn oûn}, which introduces a protasis that sets up a legal-hypothetical scenario and contrasts with what follows in the broader discourse.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Acts 19:38
If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:38, 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 Acts.19.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.38.W1.S1) and character.