Acts 22:25:14Acts.22.25.W14TAB
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
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ei
- sentence
hôs de pro-E-tei-nan au-TON tois hi-MA-sin EI-pen pros ton he-STÔ-ta he-ka-TO-n-tar-khon ho PAU-los ei AN-thrô-pon rhô-mai-ON kai a-ka-TA-kri-ton EK-se-stin hy-MIN mas-TI-dzei(n)
Exegesis
The particle Ei {Εἰ | Ei} ‘if’ functions interrogatively, introducing ánthrōpon {ἄνθρωπον | ánthrōpon} ‘a man’ modified by Rhōmaîon {Ῥωμαῖον | Rhōmaîon} ‘Roman’ and akatákriton {ἀκατάκριτον | akatákriton} ‘uncondemned’ to assert his legal status.
Root and etymology
mastixmu alpha sigma tau iota xi
“whip, scourge”
In context — Acts 22:25
But when they had stretched him out with the straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:25:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 22:25, 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.22.25.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.25.W14.S1) and character.