John 3:10:7John.3.10.W7TAB
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
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI SY EI ho di-DA-ska-los tou is-ra-ÊL KAI TAU-ta OU gi-NÔ-skeis
Exegesis
The next clause turns sharply on the emphatic pronoun sy {Σὺ | Sý} ‘you’, placed before the copula ei {εἶ | eî} to spotlight the addressee and create contrast between status and understanding.
Root and etymology
sēmasigma eta mu alpha
“sign, mark”
In context — John 3:10
Jesus answered him and said, "You are the teacher for Israel, yet these things remain unknown to you?"
About this coordinate
John 3:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 3:10, 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.3.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.10.W7.S1) and character.