Romans 13:9:12Rom.13.9.W12TAB
εἴ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- EE
- 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
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EI
- sentence
to GAR ou moi-KHEU-seis ou pho-NEU-seis ou KLEP-seis ouk e-pi-thy-MÊ-seis kai EI tis he-TE-ra en-to-LÊ en tôi LO-goi TOU-tôi a-na-ke-pha-lai-OU-tai en tôi a-ga-PÊ-seis ton plê-SI-on sou hôs se-au-TON
Exegesis
The conditional clause ei tis hetera entole {εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή | eí tis hetéra entolḗ} “if there is any other commandment” extends the scope beyond the listed prohibitions.
Root and etymology
agapáōalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted affection”
In context — Romans 13:9
All these commands—“You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet ”—and every other commandment are summed up in one statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
About this coordinate
Romans 13:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 13:9, 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 Rom.13.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.9.W12.S1) and character.