John 18:33:17John.18.33.W17TAB
εἶ
ei
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI
- clause
SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-DAI-on
- sentence
ei-SÊL-then OUN PA-lin eis TO prai-TÔ-ri-on ho pi-LA-tos KAI e-PHÔ-nê-sen TON ee-ay-SOON KAI EI-pen au-TÔ SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-DAI-on
Exegesis
In the closing clause, sy {Σὺ | Sy} is fronted for emphasis, and the equative statement sy ei ho basileus tōn Ioudaiōn {Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | Sy ei ho basileus tōn Ioudaiōn} places the royal title at the center of Pilate’s question. Since Greek does not add an explicit question particle here, English must supply the interrogative force through punctuation and phrasing while preserving the confrontational emphasis of the Greek word order.
Root and etymology
eiserchomaiepsilon iota sigma epsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to go into, enter”
In context — John 18:33
So Pilate went back into the headquarters and called out to Jesus , and said to Him, “Are You then the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
John 18:33:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 18:33, so the Greek word εἶ (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.18.33.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.33.W17.S1) and character.