ναὶ

naí

Yes

An emphatic particle used to express strong affirmation or assent; the primary sense is 'yes' as a direct response or confirmation. It can also function to introduce or reinforce the truthfulness or certainty of a statement in discourse, at times equivalent to 'indeed' or 'certainly.' In certain contexts, it serves to underscore agreement or confirm the preceding statement.

G3483

2 Corinthians 1:19 · Word #22

Lexicon G3483

Lemmaναί
Transliterationnaí
Strong'sG3483
DefinitionAn emphatic particle used to express strong affirmation or assent; the primary sense is 'yes' as a direct response or confirmation. It can also function to introduce or reinforce the truthfulness or certainty of a statement in discourse, at times equivalent to 'indeed' or 'certainly.' In certain contexts, it serves to underscore agreement or confirm the preceding statement.

Morphology N NOM N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseYes
LiteralYes

Lexical Info

Lemmaναί
Strong'sG3483

SIBI-P1 Translation G3483-01

Yes

Morphological NotesIndeclinable particle of affirmation; parsed as nominative neuter singular (NNSI) in form, functioning adverbially/interjectionally.
Rendering Rationaleναί is an emphatic particle of direct affirmation or agreement. The concise rendering "Yes" preserves its primary function as a strong, standalone affirmation; as an indeclinable particle, its nominative neuter singular parsing reflects formal classification rather than semantic change.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

yes

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 capitalized 'Yes', but in the context of translation and SIBI methodology, lowercase 'yes' is preferable unless it's final word/punctuation, which is excluded by rule. Lexically, same meaning.
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