Luke 23:6:5Luke.23.6.W5TAB
εἰ
ei
“whether”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ee
- IPA
- /iː/
Meaning by language
- English
- whether
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei
- sentence
pi-LA-tos DE a-KOU-sas e-pê-RO-tê-sen ei ho AN-thrô-pos ga-li-la-Ê-os es-TIN
Exegesis
The particle ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if/whether’ marks this indirect question, with the clause ho anthropos Galilaios estin {ὁ ἄνθρωπος Γαλιλαῖός ἐστιν | ho án-thrō-pos Ga-li-lai-ós é-stin} forming its content.
Root and etymology
anaseioalpha–nu–alpha–sigma–epsilon–iota–omega
“to shake up, incite, agitate”
In context — Luke 23:6
But Pilate , having heard, asked whether the man was a Galilean .
About this coordinate
Luke 23:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 23:6, 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.23.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.6.W5.S1) and character.