John 3:27:4John.3.27.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pen
- 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
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê i-ô-AN-nês KAI EI-pen OU DY-na-tai AN-thro-pos lam-BAI-nein ou-DE HEN e-AN MÊ Ê de-do-ME-non au-TÔ EK TOU ou-ra-NOU
Exegesis
The narrative opens with apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} ‘answered’ and eipen {εἶπεν | ei-pen} ‘said,’ a common response frame that introduces the direct quotation.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 3:27
John answered and said, "A person is not able to receive so much as one thing unless it has been bestowed on him from heaven."
About this coordinate
John 3:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 3:27, 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.3.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.27.W4.S1) and character.