Acts 26:15:5Acts.26.15.W5TAB
εἶ
ei
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EE
- IPA
- /ˈei/
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
- word
EI
- 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 context — Acts 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.