John 18:23:11John.18.23.W11TAB
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
- word
EI
- phraseyour reading level
EI DE ka-LÔS
- clause
EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
Exegesis
The first conditional clause, Ei kakōs elalēsa {Εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα | Ei ka-KÔS e-LA-le-sa}, presents the accusation as a hypothetical question of speech quality, and the imperative martyreson {μαρτύρησον | mar-TÝ-rē-son} moves the dialogue from accusation to evidence.
The second clause, ei de kalōs {εἰ δὲ καλῶς | ei de ka-LOS}, creates a strong antithesis: if the speech was good, then the blow has no justification.
Root and etymology
derōdelta epsilon rho omega
“to beat, strike”
In context — John 18:23
Jesus answered him, “If I spoke wrongly , bear witness concerning the offense; but if I spoke well, why do you strike Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 18:23, 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.18.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.23.W11.S1) and character.