Acts 21:33:15Acts.21.33.W15TAB
εἴη
eiê
“he might be”
- Transliteration
- EI-ê
- Extended
- ay-Ê
- IPA
- /ˈei.ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might be
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-ê
- sentence
TO-te en-GI-sas ho khi-LI-ar-khos e-pe-LA-be-to au-TOU KAI e-KE-leu-se de-THÊ-nai ha-LY-se-si dy-SI KAI e-pyn-THA-ne-to TIS EI-ê KAI TI ES-tin pe-poi-ê-KŌS
Exegesis
The imperfect middle epynthaneto {ἐπυνθάνετο | e-pyn-thá-ne-to} introduces two indirect questions: tis eie {τίς εἴη | tís eí-ē} “who he was” using the optative for reported inquiry, and ti estin pepoiekōs {τί ἐστιν πεποιηκώς | tí és-tin pe-poi-ē-kṓs} “what he has done,” combining the present indicative with a perfect participle to convey completed past action with present relevance.
In context — Acts 21:33
Then the commander came up, seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains . He asked who he was and what he had done.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:33:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 21:33, so the Greek word εἴη (eiê) 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.21.33.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.33.W15.S1) and character.