John 6:34:1John.6.34.W1TAB
εἶπον
eipon
“They said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pon
- Extended
- ei-POHN
- IPA
- /ˈei.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
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EI-pon
- sentence
EI-pon oun pros au-TON KY-ree-e PAN-to-te dos hê-MEEN ton AR-ton TOU-ton
Exegesis
The aorist verb eipon {εἶπον | eî-pon} ‘they said’ introduces direct speech, with oun {οὖν | oûn} functioning as an inferential connector to Jesus’ preceding teaching.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak”
In context — John 6:34
Therefore, they said to Him, “Sir , give us this bread always.”
About this coordinate
John 6:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:34, 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.6.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.34.W1.S1) and character.