John 21:20:23John.21.20.W23TAB
εἶπεν·
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen
- clause
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen
- sentence
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen KY-ree-e TIS es-TIN ho pa-ra-di-DOUS se
Exegesis
The coordinated kai eipen {καὶ εἶπεν | kaí eîpen} introduces the remembered question, and the substantival participle ho paradidous {ὁ παραδιδούς | ho paradidoús} ‘the betraying one’ compresses the betrayer into a role-description rather than a simple verb. In English, the participles are naturally expanded into finite clauses so the sequence of seeing, recalling, and questioning remains clear while preserving the Greek narrative flow.
In context — John 21:20
After turning, Peter saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, who was following—the one who had also reclined at the supper upon His chest and had said, “Lord , who is the one betraying You?”
About this coordinate
John 21:20:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 21:20, 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.21.20.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.20.W23.S1) and character.