Matthew 18:28:22Matt.18.28.W22TAB
εἴ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /ˈiː/
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
- clause
a-PO-dos EI ti o-PHEI-leis
- sentence
ek-sel-THÔN DE HO DOO-los e-KEI-nos HEU-ren HE-na TÔN syn-DOO-lôn au-TOO HOS Ô-phei-len au-TÔ he-ka-TON dê-NA-ri-a KAI kra-TÊ-sas au-TON E-pni-yen LE-gôn a-PO-dos EI ti o-PHEI-leis
Exegesis
The present participle legōn {λέγων | lé-gōn} introduces the direct command, and the imperative apodos with the conditional ei ti opheileis {Ἀπόδος εἴ τι ὀφείλεις | A-PO-dos ei ti o-phei-leis} functions idiomatically as an absolute demand. In English, participles become finite verbs to preserve narrative flow while reflecting the sequence and severity encoded by the Greek aspects.
Root and etymology
opheilomicron–phi–epsilon–iota–lambda
“to owe, be indebted”
In context — Matthew 18:28
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii , and he laid hold of him and began to strangle him, saying, “Repay what you owe.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:28:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Matthew 18:28, so the Greek word εἴ (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.18.28.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.28.W22.S1) and character.