Luke 17:6:5Luke.17.6.W5TAB
Εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /i/
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
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EI-pen de ho KY-ree-os ei E-khe-te PI-stin hôs KO-kkon si-NA-pe-ôs e-LE-ge-te AN tê sy-ka-MI-nô TAU-tê e-kri-ZÔ-thê-ti KAI phy-TEU-thê-ti en tê tha-LAS-sê KAI hy-PÊ-kou-sen AN hy-MIN
Exegesis
The sentence then forms a conditional construction: ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’ introduces the protasis with present indicative echete {ἔχετε | é-khe-te} ‘you have’ and its object pistin {πίστιν | pí-stin} ‘faith,’ indicating an ongoing state rather than a mere momentary act.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to let go, to release, to forgive”
In context — Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, "If you have faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
About this coordinate
Luke 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 17:6, 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.17.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.6.W5.S1) and character.