John 21:19:3John.21.19.W3TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pen
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
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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
TOU-to DE EI-pen sê-MAI-nôn POI-ō tha-NA-tō dok-SA-sei TON the-ON
Exegesis
The main verb eipen {εἶπεν | ei-pen} is expanded by the circumstantial participle semainōn {σημαίνων | sē-maí-nōn} ‘indicating’, which specifies the explanatory force.
In context — John 21:19
He said this, making clear by what sort of death he would bring glory to God . And after saying this, He says to him, “Follow Me.”
About this coordinate
John 21:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 21:19, 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.21.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.19.W3.S1) and character.