James 2:9:1Jas.2.9.W1TAB

εἰ

ei

if

Transliteration
EI
Extended
EI
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

    EI de pro-sō-po-lēm-PTEI-te ha-mar-TI-an er-GA-ze-sthe e-len-KHO-me-noi hy-PO tou NO-mou hōs pa-ra-BA-tai

Exegesis

The verse begins with the conditional conjunction ei {εἰ | eí} “if,” coupled with the adversative particle de {δὲ | dè} “but,” to introduce a clause that contrasts with the preceding exhortation.

Root and etymology

prosōpolempteinōpi–rho–o–sigma–ō–pi–o–lambda–ē–mu–pi–tau–epsilon–iota–nu–omega

to show partiality, show favoritism

In contextJames 2:9

But if you show partiality , you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors .

About this coordinate

James 2:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of James 2:9, 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 Jas.2.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.9.W1.S1) and character.