John 18:25:24John.18.25.W24TAB
εἰμί.
eimi
“am”
- Transliteration
- ei-MI
- Extended
- ei-MI
- IPA
- /eiˈmi/
Meaning by language
- English
- am
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-MI
- clause
ouk ei-MI
- sentence
êr-NÊ-sa-to e-KEI-nos KAI EI-pen ouk ei-MI
Exegesis
The closing eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} ‘he said’ leads directly to ouk eimi {Οὐκ εἰμί | ouk eimí} ‘I am not’, an abrupt and emphatic self-disavowal.
Root and etymology
eimiepsilon iota mu iota
“to be, exist”
In context — John 18:25
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also among His disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
About this coordinate
John 18:25:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of John 18:25, so the Greek word εἰμί. (eimi) 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.18.25.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.25.W24.S1) and character.