John 18:38:10John.18.38.W10TAB
εἰπὼν
eipon
“having said”
- Transliteration
- ei-PON
- Extended
- ei-POHN
- IPA
- /eiˈpɔn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having 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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ei-PON
- phraseyour reading level
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous
- clause
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS e-GÔ ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an
Exegesis
The aorist participle eipōn {εἰπὼν | ei-pôn} ‘having said’ is adverbial and temporal, introducing a subsequent main verb exēlthen {ἐξῆλθεν | ex-êl-then} ‘he went out’; this participle–finite verb sequence marks the transition from inner interrogation to public declaration.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 18:38
Pilate said to Him , “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no charge in Him.”
About this coordinate
John 18:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 18:38, so the Greek word εἰπὼν (eipon) 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.18.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W10.S1) and character.