Romans 15:27:7Rom.15.27.W7TAB
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
eu-DO-kê-san GAR KAI o-phei-LE-tai EI-sin au-TÔN ei gar tois pneu-ma-ti-KOIS au-TÔN e-koi-NÔ-nê-san ta E-thnê o-PHEI-lou-sin kai en tois sar-ki-KOIS lei-tour-GÊ-sai au-TOIS
Exegesis
The second clause opens with ei gar {εἰ γὰρ | ei gár}, a first-class conditional particle plus explanatory gar, introducing the logical ground for the stated obligation.
Root and etymology
leitourgialambda–epsilon–iota–tau–omicron–upsilon–rho–gamma–iota–alpha
“public service, official ministry”
In context — Romans 15:27
For they were pleased, and they are indeed debtors to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they also are obliged to minister to them in material things.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 15:27, 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.15.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.27.W7.S1) and character.