John 8:19:18John.8.19.W18TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ee
- 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
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E-le-gon oun au-TÔ POU ES-tin ho pa-TÊR sou a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS OU-te e-ME OI-da-te OU-te ton pa-TE-ra mou ei e-ME Ê-dei-te kai ton pa-TE-ra mou AN Ê-dei-te
Exegesis
an ēideite {εἰ … ᾔδειτε … ἂν ᾔδειτε | ei … ēi-dei-te … àn ēi-dei-te}. The protasis with pluperfect ēideite ‘if you had known’ and the apodosis with the same pluperfect plus the modal particle an ‘you would have known’ express an unrealized past condition, implying that true knowledge of Jesus would necessarily entail true knowledge of the Father. The repetition of ton patera mou in both the negative statement and the conditional climax underscores the inseparable relational bond between Son and Father. In the formal reconstruction, this structure is mirrored with “neither … nor” and “if you had known … you would have known,” closely preserving the Greek logical and temporal relations. The dynamic reconstruction maintains the conditional logic and relational emphasis but uses more idiomatic English (“you do not know,” “you would know”) to foreground the present implication of their past failure to recognize Jesus.
Root and etymology
moicheuōmu–omicron–iota–chi–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to commit adultery”
In context — John 8:19
Then they said to Him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You neither know Me nor My Father ; if you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”
About this coordinate
John 8:19:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 8:19, 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.8.19.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.19.W18.S1) and character.