2001 Translation

EI, ei

Sounds Like: EYE

Translations: if, whether, oh, would that

From the root: ΕΙ

Part of Speech: Conjunction, Interjection

Explanation: This word primarily functions as a conditional conjunction, introducing a condition or a hypothetical situation, often translated as 'if' or 'whether'. It can also be used as an interjection to express a wish or an exclamation, meaning 'oh' or 'would that'. Its meaning depends heavily on the context of the sentence.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s numbers: G1487 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1489 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 39:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΙ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΕΙ — if, whether, that, if indeed, if then, you are, be
• ΕΙ? — if, whether, oh, would that, come, go

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