ΕΠΕΙ, επει
EPEI, epei
Sounds Like: eh-PEI
Translations: since, because, for, when, after
From the root: ΕΠΕΙ
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Explanation: This word functions as a conjunction, introducing clauses that explain the reason or cause for something, similar to 'because' or 'since'. It can also introduce clauses of time, indicating that something happened 'when' or 'after' another event. Its meaning is determined by the context of the sentence.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G1893 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 11:12
- 1 Maccabees — 14:42
- 4 Maccabees — 1:33, 2:7, 2:19, 3:7, 4:24, 4:26, 6:34, 7:21, 8:9
- Psalms — 37:21, 77:20, 118:136
- Wisdom — 19:15
- Isaiah — 33:2
- Mark — 15:42
- Luke — 1:34, 7:1
- John — 19:31
- Romans — 3:6, 11:6, 11:22
- 1 Corinthians — 5:10, 7:14, 14:16, 15:29
- 2 Corinthians — 3:14, 11:18, 13:3
- Hebrews — 2:14, 4:6, 5:2, 5:11, 6:13, 9:17, 9:26, 10:2, 11:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΕΙ.
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.
- ΕΠΗΝ — when, after, since, because, for, inasmuch as, as soon as
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