John 7:34:8John.7.34.W8TAB
εἰμὶ
eimi
“am”
- Transliteration
- ei-MI
- Extended
- ei-MI
- IPA
- /iː.ˈmi/
Meaning by language
- English
- am
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei-MI
- sentence
dzê-tê-se-TE me KAI ookh heu-RÊ-se-TE KAI HO-poo ei-MI e-GÔ hy-MEIS oo DY-na-STHE el-THEIN
Exegesis
The second clause, kai hopou eimi egō, hymeis ou dynasthe elthein {καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν | kaí hó-pou ei-mí e-gṓ, hy-meîs ou dý-na-sthe el-theîn}, begins with the relative adverb hopou {ὅπου | hó-pou} introducing a locative clause “where I am,” where the finite verb eimi {εἰμὶ | ei-mí} and the emphatic subject egō {ἐγώ | e-gṓ} foreground the speaker’s personal presence.
Root and etymology
esepsilon–sigma
“to be, exist”
In context — John 7:34
You will seek Me , and you will not find Me. And where I am, you are not able to come.
About this coordinate
John 7:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 7:34, so the Greek word εἰμὶ (eimi) 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.7.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.34.W8.S1) and character.