EI, ei
Sounds Like: EH-ee
Translations: to him, to her, to it
From the root: EI
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Demonstrative
Explanation: This word is the dative singular form of the Latin demonstrative pronoun 'is, ea, id', which means 'he, she, it' or 'that'. As a dative case, it indicates the indirect object of a verb or the recipient of an action, translating to 'to him', 'to her', or 'to it' depending on the gender of the noun it refers to. It can refer to a male, female, or neuter antecedent.
Inflection: Dative, Singular, Masculine, Feminine, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
No other words from the same root, EI, appear in our texts.
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