Acts 22:27:11Acts.22.27.W11TAB
εἶ
ei
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /iː/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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
pro-sel-THŌN de ho khi-LI-ar-khos EI-pen au-TŌ LE-ge moi sy rō-MAI-os EI ho de E-phê NAI
Exegesis
The interrogative sy rhomaios ei {σὺ Ῥωμαῖος εἶ | sy Rhō-mai-os ei} foregrounds the pronoun for emphasis on civic status.
Root and etymology
prosphoneōpi–rho–omicron–sigma–phi–omega–nu–epsilon–omega
“to call to, address”
In context — Acts 22:27
Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman ?” And he replied, “Yes.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 22:27, so the Greek word εἶ (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.22.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.27.W11.S1) and character.