Acts 20:16:18Acts.20.16.W18TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ee
- IPA
- /iː/
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
ke-KREE-kei gar ho PAU-los pa-ra-PLEU-sai tên E-phe-son HO-pōs mê GE-nē-tai au-TŌ khro-no-tri-BÊ-sai en têi a-SI-ai ES-peu-den gar ei dy-na-TON EI-ē au-TŌ tên hē-ME-ran tês pen-tē-ko-STÊS ge-NES-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
This is further qualified by the conditional phrase ei dynaton eie autō {εἰ δυνατὸν εἴη αὐτῷ | ei dynatón eíē autō̂}, an open condition expressing uncertainty about feasibility.
Root and etymology
krinokappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, decide”
In context — Acts 20:16
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus , so that he might not spend time in Asia ; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:16:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 20:16, 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.20.16.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.16.W18.S1) and character.