John 11:49:12John.11.49.W12TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“{He} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.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
- phraseyour reading level
EI-pen au-TOIS
- clause
HEIS DE TIS eks au-TÔN ka-i-A-phas ar-khi-e-REUS ÔN tou e-ni-au-TOU e-KEI-nou EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
HEIS DE TIS eks au-TÔN ka-i-A-phas ar-khi-e-REUS ÔN tou e-ni-au-TOU e-KEI-nou EI-pen au-TOIS hy-MEIS ouk OI-da-te ou-DEN
Exegesis
The finite verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} ‘said’ with the indirect object autois {αὐτοῖς | autoîs} ‘to them’ introduces the direct speech.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 11:49
But one of them, Caiaphas , who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,”
About this coordinate
John 11:49:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 11:49, 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.11.49.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.49.W12.S1) and character.