Luke 17:2:3Luke.17.2.W3TAB
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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Word in context
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ly-si-te-LEI au-TOI ei LI-thos my-li-KOS pe-RI-ke-tai pe-RI ton TRA-khê-lon au-TOU kai ER-rip-tai eis tên THA-las-san ê HI-na skan-da-LI-sê tôn mi-KRÔN TOU-tōn HE-na
Exegesis
The conditional idea is introduced by ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’, followed by the nominative subject lithos mylikos {λίθος μυλικὸς | líthos mylikós} ‘a millstone’ and the passive verb perieketai {περιέκειται | periéketai} ‘is placed around’, with the preposition peri {περὶ | perí} plus the accusative ton trachēlon autou {τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ | tón tráchēlon autoû} specifying the neck encircled.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to let go, to release, to forgive”
In context — Luke 17:2
It is better for him if a millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:2, 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.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.2.W3.S1) and character.