Acts 19:39:1Acts.19.39.W1TAB

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

    ei de TI pe-rai-TE-rô e-pi-dzê-TE-te en tê en-NO-mô ek-klê-SI-ai e-pi-ly-THÊ-se-tai

Exegesis

The verse opens with a conditional clause introduced by ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’, immediately linked to the previous instructions by the mildly adversative de {δέ | dé} ‘but’.

Root and etymology

legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega

to say, speak

In contextActs 19:39

But if you seek anything further , it will be resolved in the lawful assembly .

About this coordinate

Acts 19:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:39, 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.19.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.39.W1.S1) and character.