Luke 3:15:17Luke.3.15.W17PAT

εἴη

eiê

might be

Transliteration
EI-Ê
Extended
EI-Ê
IPA
/ˈei.ɛː/

Meaning by language

English
might be
French
serait
Spanish
fuera
Portuguese
fosse
German
sei
Russian
был бы
Arabic-Simplified
يكون
Hindi
हो सकता है
Chinese-Simplified
可能是
Korean
일 수 있다
Indonesian
mungkin
Bengali
হতে পারে
Tagalog
maaaring
Swahili
awe
Amharic
ይሆን
Yoruba
ga-abụ
Igbo
nwere ike ịbụ
Twi
anka ɛyɛ
Ewe
abe

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
εἴ + η
ei + ê
eiê

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-Ê

  2. phraseyour reading level

    MÊ-po-te au-TOS EI-Ê ho khri-STOS

  3. sentence

    pros-do-KÔN-tos DE TOU la-OO KAI di-a-lo-gi-zo-ME-nōn PAN-tÔN en TAIS kar-DI-ais au-TÔN pe-RI TOU i-ō-AN-nou MÊ-po-te au-TOS EI-Ê ho khri-STOS

In contextLuke 3:15

while expecting and of people and reasoning all in the hearts their about {the} John whether perhaps he might be the Christ

About this coordinate

Luke 3:15:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 3:15, so the Greek word εἴη (eiê) 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 Luke.3.15.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.3.15.W17.S1) and character.