Matthew 14:28:8Matt.14.28.W8TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /ei/
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
- word
ei
- phraseyour reading level
ei SY EI
- clause
KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE au-TÔ ho PE-tros EI-pen KY-ri-e ei SY EI KE-leu-SON me el-THEIN PROS SE e-PI TA HY-da-ta
Exegesis
The conditional protasis ei sy ei {εἰ σὺ εἶ | ei sŷ eî} ‘if you are’ seeks identity confirmation, with the pronoun sy placed before the verb for emphasis.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, go”
In context — Matthew 14:28
And answering, Peter said to Him, “Lord , if indeed it is You, command me to come to You upon the waters.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 14:28, 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 Matt.14.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.28.W8.S1) and character.