John 18:8:7John.18.8.W7TAB
εἰμί·
eimee
“am”
- Transliteration
- EI-MEE
- Extended
- EI-MEE
- 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-MEE
- clause
EI-pon hy-MEEN HO-ti e-GÔ EI-MEE
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS EI-pon hy-MEEN HO-ti e-GÔ EI-MEE ei OON e-ME zê-TEI-te A-phe-te TOO-toos hy-PA-YEIN
Exegesis
The direct quotation opens with Eipon hymin hoti egō eimi {Εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι | Eî-pon hy-mîn hó-ti e-gṓ eí-mi} ‘I told you that I am’; hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the content of the remembered statement, and egō eimi {ἐγώ εἰμι | e-gṓ eí-mi} stands as an absolute self-identification without an expressed predicate.
Root and etymology
eimiepsilon iota mu iota
“to be, exist”
In context — John 18:8
Jesus answered, “I told you that I am. If, therefore, you are seeking Me, then allow these to depart.”
About this coordinate
John 18:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:8, so the Greek word εἰμί· (eimee) 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.18.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.8.W7.S1) and character.