Luke 22:23:10Luke.22.23.W10TAB
εἴη
eiê
“might be”
- Transliteration
- EI-ê
- Extended
- ei-Ê
- IPA
- /ˈiː.ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- might be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-ê
- sentence
KAI au-TOI ÊRX-an-to sy-dzê-TEIN pros he-au-TOUS to TIS A-ra EI-ê eks au-TÔN ho TOU-to MEL-lōn PRAS-sein
Exegesis
The articular clause to tis ara eiē {τὸ τίς ἄρα εἴη | tò tís ára eíē} functions as an indirect question, with the neuter article to nominalizing the entire clause so that it can serve as the object of “began to discuss.” The optative eiē expresses potentiality and uncertainty, approximated by “might be,” while the inferential particle ara conveys a sense of logical wondering, “then, who might it be?”
In context — Luke 22:23
And they themselves began to discuss with one another which of them, then, it might be who was about to do this .
About this coordinate
Luke 22:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 22:23, so the Greek word εἴη (eiê) 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.22.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.23.W10.S1) and character.