Acts 19:3:1Acts.19.3.W1TAB
εἶπέν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- ei-PEN
- Extended
- ei-PEHN
- IPA
- /iˈpen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-PEN
- sentence
ei-PEN te eis TI oun e-bap-TI-sthê-te hoi de ei-pan eis ton i-ô-AN-nou BAP-tis-ma
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative verb eipen {εἶπέν | eî-pen} introducing direct discourse, followed by the enclitic te {τε | te} lightly connecting this question to the preceding context.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Acts 19:3
And he said to them, “What, then, were you baptized into?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism .”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:3, so the Greek word εἶπέν (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.19.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.3.W1.S1) and character.