John 1:49:13John.1.49.W13TAB
εἶ
ei
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /ˈiː/
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
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EI
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TÔ na-tha-na-ÊL rhab-BÍ SY EI ho hy-OS TOU the-OO SY ba-si-LEUS EI TOU is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The core of the verse is a pair of parallel equative clauses: sy ei ho huios tou theou {σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ | sý eî ho huiòs tou theoû} ‘You are the Son of God’ and sy basileus ei tou Israel {σὺ βασιλεὺς εἶ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ | sý basileús eî tou Israēl} ‘You are the King of Israel’.
Root and etymology
demonstrative stem kein-kappa–epsilon–iota–nu
“that one (over there), that person”
In context — John 1:49
Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi , You are the Son of God ; You are the King of Israel .”
About this coordinate
John 1:49:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 1:49, 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 John.1.49.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.49.W13.S1) and character.