Matthew 4:3:7Matt.4.3.W7TAB
Εἰ
ei
“If”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EI
- IPA
- /iː/
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 hyi-OS EI TOO the-OO
- clause
EI hyi-OS EI TOO the-OO ei-PE HI-na HOI LI-thoi HOO-toi AR-toi YE-nôn-tai
- sentence
KAI pro-sel-THÔN HO pei-RA-zôn EI-pen au-TÔI EI hyi-OS EI TOO the-OO ei-PE HI-na HOI LI-thoi HOO-toi AR-toi YE-nôn-tai
Exegesis
The quotation opens with a conditional clause introduced by Ei {Εἰ | Ei} ‘if’, followed by the predicate title huios {υἱός | huiós} ‘son’ and the genitive tou theou {τοῦ θεοῦ | toû theoû} ‘of God’, forming a challenge to divine sonship.
Root and etymology
peirapi-epsilon-iota-rho-alpha
“attempt, test”
In context — Matthew 4:3
And, upon drawing near, the tempter said to Him, “If You are the Son of God , command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 4:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 4:3, 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.4.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.4.3.W7.S1) and character.