John 10:6:4John.10.6.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“{He} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-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
TAU-tên TÊN pa-roi-MI-an EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS e-KEI-noi de ouk EG-no-san TI-na ÊN HA e-LA-lei au-TOIS
Exegesis
The aorist eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} presents the utterance as a completed event, while the explicit subject ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iēsous} follows after the verb, a common narrative pattern that keeps the focus on the statement itself.
Root and etymology
eiponepsilon–iota–pi–omicron–nu
“to say, speak”
In context — John 10:6
This parable Jesus spoke to them, but they did not discern what it was that He was saying to them.
About this coordinate
John 10:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 10:6, 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.10.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.6.W4.S1) and character.