Luke 14:26:1Luke.14.26.W1TAB
Εἴ
ei
“If”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /ˈei/
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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EI
- sentence
EI tis ER-khe-tai PROS me KAI ou mi-SEI ton pa-TE-ra he-au-TOU KAI tên mê-TE-ra KAI tên gy-NAI-ka KAI ta TEK-na KAI tous a-del-PHOUS KAI tas a-del-PHAS E-ti te KAI tên psy-KHÊN he-au-TOU ou DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TÊS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle ei {Εἴ | Eí} ‘if’, introducing a protasis that describes a hypothetical approach.
Root and etymology
Rootmu–iota–sigma
“to hate”
In context — Luke 14:26
If someone draws near to Me yet does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his very life—he cannot be My disciple .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 14:26, so the Greek word Εἴ (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.14.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.26.W1.S1) and character.