John 13:28:9John.13.28.W9TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pen
- 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
TOO-to DE oo-DEIS EG-no TÔN a-na-kei-ME-nôn PROS TI EI-pen au-TOI
Exegesis
The aorist indicative verbs égnō {ἔγνω | é-gnō} and eípen {εἶπεν | ei-pen} present completed actions: the failure to understand and the act of speaking.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omicron
“to say, speak”
In context — John 13:28
Yet none of those reclining understood for what reason He said this to him.
About this coordinate
John 13:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 13:28, 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.13.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.28.W9.S1) and character.