James 2:9:1Jas.2.9.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
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EI
- 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 context — James 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.