John 15:18:1John.15.18.W1TAB
Εἰ
ei
“If”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /iː/
Meaning by language
- English
- If
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei
- phraseyour reading level
ei ho KOS-mos hy-MAS mi-SEI
- sentence
ei ho KOS-mos hy-MAS mi-SEI yi-NÔ-ske-te HO-ti e-ME PRÔ-ton hy-MÔN me-MI-sê-ken
Exegesis
The clause begins with a conditional protasis introduced by ei {Εἰ | Eí} ‘if’, which sets a real present condition.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon sigma
“to be, exist”
In context — John 15:18
If the world hates you, recognize that it has already hated Me before you.
About this coordinate
John 15:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 15:18, 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.15.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.18.W1.S1) and character.