Acts 26:15:5Acts.26.15.W5TAB

εἶ

ei

are

Transliteration
EI
Extended
EE
IPA
/ˈei/

Meaning by language

English
are

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI

  2. sentence

    e-GÔ de EI-pa TIS EI KY-ree-e ho de KY-ree-os EI-pen e-GÔ EI-mi ee-ay-SOOS hon sy di-Ô-keis

Exegesis

The question Tis ei kyrie {Τίς εἶ κύριε | Tís eî ký-ri-e} is a straightforward interrogative clause, with the interrogative pronoun Tis in the nominative functioning as predicate nominative and ei as the second person singular verb; the vocative kyrie marks direct, reverential address in the moment of encounter.

Root and etymology

kheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho

hand

In contextActs 26:15

And I said, “Who are You, Lord ?” And the Lord said, “I am Jesus , whom you are persecuting.”

About this coordinate

Acts 26:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 26:15, 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.26.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.15.W5.S1) and character.