Acts 26:8:6Acts.26.8.W6TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ee
- 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
- word
ei
- sentence
TEE A-pis-ton KREE-ne-tai par hy-MEEN ei ho the-OS ne-KROUS e-GEI-rei
Exegesis
The clause ei ho theos nekrous egeirei {εἰ ὁ θεὸς νεκροὺς ἐγείρει | ei ho the-òs ne-kroús e-geí-rei} functions as the content of that judgment; in this rhetorical question, ei is best rendered as “that” rather than “if” in English, since Paul is not doubting the action but challenging their evaluation of it. The present indicative egeirei emphasizes God’s ongoing capacity to raise the dead, not merely a single event. English word order slightly reshapes the Greek—fronting “Why” and using “that” to introduce the clause—to preserve both the rhetorical force and the logical connection between God’s identity and the plausibility of resurrection.
Root and etymology
egeiroepsilon–gamma–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to raise, awaken”
In context — Acts 26:8
Why is it considered unbelievable by you that God raises the dead ?
About this coordinate
Acts 26:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 26:8, 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.26.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.8.W6.S1) and character.