Luke 13:23:6Luke.13.23.W6TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
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ei
- sentence
EI-pen DE tis au-TOI KY-ri-e ei o-LI-goi hoi sō-DZO-me-noi ho de EI-pen pros au-TOUS
Exegesis
The conditional particle ei {εἰ | ei} introduces ei oligoi hoi sōzomenoi {εἰ ὀλίγοι οἱ σῳζόμενοι | ei olí-goi hoi sōi-zó-me-noi}, where oligoi {ὀλίγοι | olí-goi} functions as a substantive with the article and the articular participle sōzomenoi {σῳζόμενοι | sōi-zó-me-noi} denotes an ongoing state of salvation.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha with smooth breathing–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, cause to perish, be lost”
In context — Luke 13:23
And someone asked Him, “Lord , are only a few being saved ?” And He said to them,
About this coordinate
Luke 13:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 13:23, 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 Luke.13.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.23.W6.S1) and character.