John 7:3:1John.7.3.W1TAB
εἶπον
eipon
“{They} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pon
- Extended
- EI-pon
- 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 OON PROS au-TON HOI a-del-FOI au-TOO me-TA-bê-thi en-TEU-then KAI HY-pa-ge eis TÊN iou-DAI-an HI-na KAI HOI ma-thê-TAI SOO the-ô-RÊ-sou-sin SOU TA ER-ga HA poi-EIS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb eipon {εἶπον | eî-pon} ‘they said’, followed by oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore’, which connects this speech to the prior discussion about Jesus’ activity in Galilee.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 7:3
Therefore His brothers said to Him , “Depart from here and go into Judea, so that your disciples may also see the works you are doing.”
About this coordinate
John 7:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 7:3, 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.7.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.3.W1.S1) and character.