John 18:35:7John.18.35.W7TAB
εἰμι;
eimi
“am”
- Transliteration
- EI-mi
- Extended
- EI-mi
- IPA
- /ˈiː.mi/
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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Word in context
- word
EI-mi
- clause
MÊ-ti e-GÔ i-ou-dai-OS EI-mi
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ho pi-LA-tos MÊ-ti e-GÔ i-ou-dai-OS EI-mi
Exegesis
Mēti {Μήτι | Mḗ-ti} turns the clause egō Ioudaios eimi {ἐγὼ Ἰουδαῖός εἰμι | e-Gṑ I-ou-DAI-os EI-mi} into a rhetorical denial, so the question is not seeking information but distancing Pilate from Jewish identity.
Root and etymology
eimiepsilon iota mu iota
“to be, exist”
In context — John 18:35
Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew , am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?”
About this coordinate
John 18:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:35, so the Greek word εἰμι; (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.18.35.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.35.W7.S1) and character.