Acts 23:1:7Acts.23.1.W7TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EE-pen
- 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
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EI-pen
- sentence
a-te-NEE-sas de ho PAU-los tôi sy-ne-DRI-ō EI-pen AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GŌ PA-sēi sy-nei-DÊ-sei a-ga-THÊi pe-po-LI-teu-mai tôi the-Ôi A-khri TAU-tēs tês hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The aorist indicative eipen {εἶπεν | EI-pen} “he said” introduces the direct discourse that follows.
In context — Acts 23:1
But Paul, having looked intently at the council, said, “Men, brothers, I have conducted myself with all good conscience before God until this very day.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 23:1, 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.23.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.1.W7.S1) and character.