John 11:21:9John.11.21.W9TAB

εἰ

ei

if

Transliteration
ei
Extended
ei
IPA
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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. phraseyour reading level

    ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou

  3. clause

    KY-ree-e ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou

  4. sentence

    EI-pen OUN hê MAR-tha PROS TON ee-ay-SOON KY-ree-e ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou

Exegesis

The conditional sequence ei ēs hode {εἰ ἦς ὧδε | ei ēs hô-de} presents a situation Martha imagines but knows did not occur; the imperfect form places the condition in an unreal past frame.

Root and etymology

legōlambda epsilon gamma omega

to say, speak

In contextJohn 11:21

Then Martha said to Jesus , “Lord , had You been present, my brother would not have died.”

About this coordinate

John 11:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 11:21, 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 John.11.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.21.W9.S1) and character.