John 5:46:1John.5.46.W1TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /iː/
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
- sentence
EI GAR e-pi-STEU-e-te Mô-y-SEI e-pi-STEU-e-te AN e-MOI pe-RI GAR e-MOO e-KEI-nos E-gra-psen
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional construction ei gar {εἰ γὰρ | ei gar}, where ei introduces a protasis of a second-class (contrary-to-fact) condition and the postpositive gar links this sentence logically to the preceding discourse by providing a rationale.
Root and etymology
Mousesmu–omega–upsilon–sigma–eta–sigma
“drawn out”
In context — John 5:46
For if you believed Moses , you would believe Me ; for that one wrote about Me.
About this coordinate
John 5:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 5:46, 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.5.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.46.W1.S1) and character.