John 12:6:1John.12.6.W1TAB
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
- sentence
EI-pen de TOU-to oukh HO-ti pe-REE tôn ptō-KHŌN E-me-len au-TÔ al HO-ti KLEP-tês ÊN KAI to glōs-SO-ko-mon E-khōn ta bal-LO-me-na e-BA-sta-dzen
Exegesis
The verse is a narrative explanation introduced by the verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said,’ followed by the demonstrative object touto {τοῦτο | toû-to} ‘this,’ which points back to Judas’s prior statement.
Root and etymology
eiponepsilon–iota–pi–omicron–nu
“to say, speak”
In context — John 12:6
He said this, not because he was concerned about the poor , but because he was a thief and, having the money box , he used to carry off what was being put into it.
About this coordinate
John 12:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 12:6, 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.12.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.6.W1.S1) and character.