Matthew 19:21:8Matt.19.21.W8TAB
εἶναι,
einai
“to be”
- Transliteration
- EI-nai
- Extended
- EI-nai
- IPA
- /ˈiː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-nai
- phraseyour reading level
ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai
- clause
ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai HY-pa-ye PÔ-lê-son soo TA hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI DOS ptô-KHOIS KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi
- sentence
E-phê au-TÔI ho ee-ay-SOOS ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai HY-pa-ye PÔ-lê-son soo TA hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI DOS ptô-KHOIS KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi
Exegesis
The main clause is immediately followed by a conditional construction introduced by Ei {Εἰ | Ei} ‘if’, with the predicate theleis teleios einai {θέλεις τέλειος εἶναι | thé-leis té-lei-os eî-nai} ‘you desire to be perfect’ functioning as the protasis.
In context — Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, “If you desire to be perfect , go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 19:21, so the Greek word εἶναι, (einai) 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.19.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.21.W8.S1) and character.