John 20:15:18John.20.15.W18TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei
- phraseyour reading level
ei SY e-BAS-ta-sas
- clause
KY-ri-e ei SY e-BAS-ta-sas au-TON ei-PE moi POU E-thê-kas au-TON ka-GÔ au-TON a-RÔ
- sentence
e-KEI-nê do-KOU-sa HO-ti ho kê-pou-ROS E-stin LE-yei au-TÔI KY-ri-e ei SY e-BAS-ta-sas au-TON ei-PE moi POU E-thê-kas au-TON ka-GÔ au-TON a-RÔ
Exegesis
The conditional clause ei sy ebastasas auton {εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν | ei sý e-bás-ta-sas au-tón} ‘if you carried him’ introduces a hypothetical, followed by the imperative eipe moi {εἰπέ μοι | ei-pé moi} ‘tell me’ and the interrogative pou ethēkas auton {ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν | poû é-thē-kas au-tón} ‘where you laid him’, which preserve urgency.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 20:15
Jesus says to her, “Woman, why are you weeping ? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing that He was the gardener, says to Him, “Sir, if you carried Him away, tell me where you laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
About this coordinate
John 20:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 20:15, so the Greek word εἰ (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.20.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.15.W18.S1) and character.