Revelation 19:12:20Rev.19.12.W20TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ee
- 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
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ei
- sentence
hoi de oph-thal-MOI au-TOU phloks py-ROS kai e-PI tên ke-pha-LÊN au-TOU di-a-DÊ-ma-ta pol-LA E-khōn O-no-ma ge-gram-ME-non ho ou-deis OI-den ei mê au-TOS
Exegesis
The participial clause echon onoma gegrammenon {ἔχων ὄνομα γεγραμμένον | échōn ónoma gegramménon} ‘having a name inscribed’ further describes the subject, which is then limited by the relative clause ho oudeis oiden ei me autos {ὃ οὐδεὶς οἶδεν εἰ μὴ αὐτός | hó oudeîs oîden eí mē autós} ‘which no one knows except Himself’, with the perfect tense expressing settled exclusive knowledge.
Root and etymology
porneuopi–omicron–rho–nu–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to commit sexual immorality”
In context — Revelation 19:12
But His eyes are a flame of fire, and many crowns rest upon His head; and He has an inscribed name that no one knows except Himself.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:12:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Revelation 19:12, 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 Rev.19.12.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.12.W20.S1) and character.