Luke 23:37:5Luke.23.37.W5TAB
εἶ
ei
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI
- phraseyour reading level
ei sy EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN
- clause
ei sy EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN SÔ-son se-au-TON
- sentence
KAI LE-gon-tes ei sy EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN SÔ-son se-au-TON
Exegesis
The conditional ei sy ei {Εἰ σὺ εἶ | Ei sý eî} ‘if You are’ places the explicit pronoun sy {σύ | sý} in an emphatic position, sharpening the personal challenge.
Root and etymology
anaseioalpha–nu–alpha–sigma–epsilon–iota–omega
“to shake up, incite, agitate”
In context — Luke 23:37
And they were saying, “If You are the king of the Jews, save Yourself.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 23:37, so the Greek word εἶ (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.23.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.37.W5.S1) and character.