Acts 5:39:1Acts.5.39.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
- word
ei
- sentence
ei de ek the-OU es-tin ou dy-NEE-se-s-the ka-ta-LU-sai au-TOUS MÊ-po-te kai the-o-MA-khoi heu-re-THÊ-te e-PEI-sthê-san de au-TOI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional phrase ei de ek theou estin {εἰ δὲ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν | ei de ek theou estin} ‘but if it is from God’, where the postpositive de links Gamaliel’s remark to the preceding debate and ei introduces a protasis.
Root and etymology
peithpi–epsilon–iota–theta
“to persuade, convince”
In context — Acts 5:39
But if it is from God , you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found to be God-opposers. And they were persuaded by him.
About this coordinate
Acts 5:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 5:39, 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.5.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.5.39.W1.S1) and character.