John 1:48:10John.1.48.W10TAB
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
LE-gei au-TOI na-tha-na-EL PO-then me gi-NO-skeis a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI pro tou se PHI-lip-pon phō-NÊ-sai ON-ta hy-PO tên sy-KÊN EI-don se
Exegesis
The Johannine formula apekrithē Iesous kai eipen autō {ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ | a-pe-kri-thē Iē-soûs kaí eî-pen au-tô} “Jesus answered and said to him” provides a solemn, formal transition into Jesus’ revelatory statement.
In context — John 1:48
Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree , I saw you.”
About this coordinate
John 1:48:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 1:48, 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 John.1.48.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.48.W10.S1) and character.