John 6:35:1John.6.35.W1TAB
Εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.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
EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ EI-mi ho AR-tos tês dzô-ÊS ho er-KHO-me-nos pros e-ME ou MÊ pei-NA-sê KAI ho pi-STEU-ôn eis e-ME ou MÊ dip-PSÊ-sei PÔ-po-te
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative verb eipen {Εἶπεν | Eî-pen} introducing direct discourse, followed by the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} marking the recipients of the speech.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say”
In context — John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one coming to Me will certainly not hunger, and the one believing in Me will certainly never thirst.”
About this coordinate
John 6:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:35, 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.6.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.35.W1.S1) and character.