Luke 19:42:3Luke.19.42.W3TAB

Εἰ

ei

if

Transliteration
EI
Extended
ei
IPA
/ei/

Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI

  2. sentence

    LE-gōn HO-ti EI EG-nōs en tê hê-ME-ra TAU-tê KAI sy ta pros ei-RÊ-nēn NYN de e-KRY-bē a-PO oph-thal-MÔN sou

Exegesis

A past contrary-to-fact condition is introduced by ei {Εἰ | Eí} ‘if’ with the aorist indicative egnōs {ἔγνως | égnōs} ‘you had known,’ implying the addressee did not in fact know.

Root and etymology

to join,

In contextLuke 19:42

Saying, “If you, even you, had recognized on this day what leads to peace —but now it has been hidden from your eyes .”

About this coordinate

Luke 19:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:42, 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.19.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.42.W3.S1) and character.