Romans 2:1:3Rom.2.1.W3TAB
εἶ
ei
“you are”
- Transliteration
- EI
- Extended
- ee
- IPA
- /iː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are
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
di-O a-na-po-LO-gê-tos EI Ô AN-thrô-pe PAS ho KRI-nôn en HÔ gar KRI-neis ton HE-te-ron se-au-TON ka-ta-KRI-neis ta gar au-TA PRAS-seis ho KRI-nôn
Exegesis
The predicate adjective anapologetos {ἀναπολόγητος | a-na-po-ló-gē-tos} placed before the verb ei {εἶ | eî} creates an emphatic declaration, “without excuse you are.”
Root and etymology
alethesalpha–lambda–eta–theta–eta–sigma
“true, unconcealed”
In context — Romans 2:1
Therefore, you are without excuse, O man, every one who judges. For in that which you judge the other, you condemn yourself , for you, the one judging, practice the same things .
About this coordinate
Romans 2:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 2:1, so the Greek word εἶ (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.2.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.2.1.W3.S1) and character.