Romans 14:15:1Rom.14.15.W1TAB
εἰ
ei
“if”
- Transliteration
- ei
- Extended
- ei
- IPA
- /ei/
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
- sentence
ei gar di-A BRŌ-ma ho a-del-PHOS sou ly-PEI-tai ou-KE-ti ka-TA a-GA-pēn pe-ri-pa-TEIS mê tō brō-ma-TI sou e-KEI-non a-POL-ly-e hy-PER hou khri-STOS a-PE-tha-nen
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle ei gar {εἰ γὰρ | eí gàr} ‘for if,’ linking this caution to the prior context.
Root and etymology
pistispi–iota–sigma–tau–iota–sigma
“faith, trust, loyalty”
In context — Romans 14:15
For if your brother is grieved because of food, you are no longer walking according to love . Do not, by your food, bring to ruin the one for whom Christ died.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 14:15, 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 Rom.14.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.15.W1.S1) and character.