John 3:13:7John.3.13.W7TAB

εἰ

ei

if

Transliteration
ei
Extended
ei
IPA
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Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ei

  2. sentence

    KAI ou-DEIS a-na-BE-bê-ken eis TON ou-ra-NON ei MÊ ho ek TOU ou-ra-NOU ka-ta-BAS ho hyi-OS TOU an-THRÔ-pou

Exegesis

The sequence ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} functions as an exception marker rather than a simple condition, isolating the single permitted case.

Root and etymology

sēmasigma eta mu alpha

sign, mark

In contextJohn 3:13

No one has made the ascent to heaven except the One who descended from heaven, the Son of Man .

About this coordinate

John 3:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 3:13, 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.3.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.13.W7.S1) and character.