John 6:28:1John.6.28.W1TAB
εἶπον
eipon
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pon
- Extended
- ei-POHN
- IPA
- /ˈi.pon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pon
- sentence
EI-pon OUN pros au-TON TI poi-O-men HI-na er-ga-ZO-me-tha ta ER-ga tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb eipon {εἶπον | eî-pon} “they said,” an aorist indicative that presents a single, completed speech event.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak”
In context — John 6:28
Therefore they said to Him , “What should we do in order that we might work the works of God ?”
About this coordinate
John 6:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:28, so the Greek word εἶπον (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.6.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.28.W1.S1) and character.