Acts 25:20:9Acts.25.20.W9TAB

εἰ

ei

if

Transliteration
ei
Extended
ay
IPA
/ei/

Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ei

  2. sentence

    a-po-ROU-me-nos de e-GO tên pe-RI TOU-tōn DZÊ-tê-sin E-le-gon ei BOU-loi-to po-REU-es-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma ka-KEI KRI-nes-thai pe-RI TOU-tōn

Exegesis

The particle ei {εἰ | ei} with the optative boulito {βούλοιτο | boúloito} forms an indirect question conveying polite tentativeness about the other party’s wish.

Root and etymology

archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma

chief priest, high priest

In contextActs 25:20

But as I was at a loss concerning the inquiry about these things, I was saying whether he might wish to go to Jerusalem and there be judged about these matters.

About this coordinate

Acts 25:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 25:20, 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.25.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W9.S1) and character.