Romans 3:7:1Rom.3.7.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 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 context — Romans 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.