John 13:24:9John.13.24.W9TAB
εἴη⸃
eiê
“be”
- Transliteration
- EI-ê
- Extended
- EI-ê
- IPA
- /ˈiː.eː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-ê
- sentence
NEU-ei OON TOU-tō SI-mōn PE-tros py-THES-thai TIS AN EI-ê pe-RI HOO LE-yei
Exegesis
The embedded indirect question τίς ἂν εἴη {τίς ἂν εἴη | tís àn eí-ē} ‘who it might be’ combines the interrogative pronoun with the potential particle and optative to express uncertainty rather than certainty.
In context — John 13:24
Simon Peter therefore motioned to this one to ask who it might be that He was speaking about.
About this coordinate
John 13:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 13:24, so the Greek word εἴη⸃ (eiê) 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.13.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.24.W9.S1) and character.