Romans 3:7:1Rom.3.7.W1TAB

εἰ

ei

if

Transliteration
ei
Extended
ei
IPA
/ei/

Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ei

  2. sentence

    ei de hê a-LEE-thei-a tou the-OU en tôi e-MÔI PSEU-sma-ti e-pe-RI-sseu-sen eis tên DO-ksan au-TOU TI E-ti ka-GÔ hôs ha-mar-tô-LOS KRI-no-mai

Exegesis

The verse opens with the conditional particle ei de {εἰ δὲ | ei dè} introducing a hypothetical premise in a rhetorical argument.

Root and etymology

alethesalpha–lambda–eta–theta–eta–sigma

unconcealed, true

In contextRomans 3:7

But if the truth of God has abounded through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

About this coordinate

Romans 3:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 3:7, 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.3.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.3.7.W1.S1) and character.