Matthew 15:24:7Matt.15.24.W7TAB
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
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk a-pe-STA-lên ei mê eis ta PRO-ba-ta ta a-po-lô-LO-ta OI-kou is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The restrictive structure ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} “except” tightly limits the scope of this sending, creating an exclusivizing focus.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand”
In context — Matthew 15:24
But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 15:24, 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.15.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.24.W7.S1) and character.