Acts 25:11:1Acts.25.11.W1TAB
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
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ei men oun a-di-KO kai A-ksi-on tha-NA-tou PE-pra-KHA ti ou pa-rai-TOU-mai to a-po-tha-NEIN ei de ou-DEN es-TIN hôn HOU-toi ka-tê-go-ROU-sin mou ou-DEIS me DY-na-tai au-TOIS kha-RI-sas-thai KAI-sa-ra e-pi-ka-LOU-mai
Exegesis
The opening sequence ei men oun {εἰ μὲν οὖν | eí mèn oûn} sets up the first protasis, with men marking the first half of a contrast that will be matched by de in the second half.
The second condition, introduced by ei de {εἰ δὲ | eí dè}, reverses the scenario: ouden estin hōn houtoi kategorousin mou {οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου | oudén estin hôn hoûtoi katēgoroûsin mou} uses ouden as a predicate nominative with estin, while the relative genitive hōn links to the content of the accusations, with houtoi and mou specifying accusers and accused.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Acts 25:11
If therefore I do wrong and have committed anything worthy of death , I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of the things these men accuse me of, no one is able to grant me to them. I appeal to Caesar.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 25:11, 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.25.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.11.W1.S1) and character.