Acts 23:20:1Acts.23.20.W1TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- ee-PEHN
- IPA
- /ˈei.pen/
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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
EI-pen de HO-ti hoi i-ou-DAI-oi sy-NE-thehn-to tou e-rô-TÊ-sai se HO-pôs AU-ri-on ton PAU-lon ka-ta-GA-gêis eis to sy-NE-dri-on hôs MEL-lon ti a-kri-VES-te-ron pyn-THA-nes-thai pe-RI au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’, which introduces reported speech through the conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} ‘that’.
In context — Acts 23:20
He said, “The Jews have conspired to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are about to inquire something more accurately concerning him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 23:20, 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.23.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.20.W1.S1) and character.