εἰ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 εἰ

   ei

   if
2. clause🔊 Οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν ⸂κατʼ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν⸃ εἰ μὴ ἦν ⸂δεδομένον σοι⸃ ἄνωθεν·

   ouk EI-khes ek-sou-SI-an kat e-MOU ou-de-MI-an ei MÊ ÊN de-do-ME-non soi A-nō-then

   you had not none authority over me if not was given to you from above
3. sentence🔊 ἀπεκρίθη ⸀αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν ⸂κατʼ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν⸃ εἰ μὴ ἦν ⸂δεδομένον σοι⸃ ἄνωθεν· διὰ τοῦτο ὁ ⸀παραδούς μέ σοι μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν ἔχει.

   a-pe-KRI-thê au-TO ee-ay-SOOS ouk EI-khes ek-sou-SI-an kat e-MOU ou-de-MI-an ei MÊ ÊN de-do-ME-non soi A-nō-then di-A TOU-to ho pa-ra-DOUS ME soi MEI-zo-na ha-mar-TI-an E-khei

   Jesus {He} answered to him you had not none authority over me if not was given to you from above because of this the one who handed over me to you {He} has greater sin

Exegesis

The protasis ei me en dedomenon soi anothen {εἰ μὴ ἦν δεδομένον σοι ἄνωθεν | ei mē ēn de-do-mé-non soi á-nō-then} functions as an exceptive condition (“unless”), combining the imperfect of eimi with the perfect passive participle dedomenon to portray authority as a completed grant with ongoing effect, sourced “from above,” a theologically loaded adverb indicating divine origin.

Root and etymology

eiserchomai🔊 εἰσέρχομαιepsilon–iota–sigma–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

“to go or come in”

• 🔊 εἰσέρχομαιeiserchomaito enterJohn 20:26