Acts 19:15:7Acts.19.15.W7TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEN DE to PNEU-ma to po-nê-RON EI-pen au-TOIS ton ee-ay-SOON gi-NŌ-sko KAI ton PAU-lon e-PI-sta-mai hy-MEIS DE TI-nes es-TE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheìs} “having answered,” which functions circumstantially, introducing the response of the subject before the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} “he said.”
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Acts 19:15
But the evil spirit answered and said to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 19:15, so the Greek word εἶπεν (eipen) 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 Acts.19.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.15.W7.S1) and character.