John 18:30:3John.18.30.W3TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- EI-pahn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- clause
a-pe-KRI-thê-san KAI EI-pan au-TOI
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san KAI EI-pan au-TOI EI MÊ ÊN HOO-tos ka-KON poi-ÔN OUK AN soi pa-re-DÔ-ka-men au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the coordinated verbs apekrithesan kai eipan {ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν | apekrithēsan kai eipan} ‘they answered and said’, a conventional dialogue introduction that frames the statement as a formal response.
In context — John 18:30
They made this reply to him: “If this man were not engaged in wrongdoing , we would not have surrendered him to you.”
About this coordinate
John 18:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 18:30, so the Greek word εἶπαν (eipan) 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.18.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.30.W3.S1) and character.