John 8:14:4John.8.14.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- ee-PEHN
- 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 ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOIS KAN e-GÔ mar-ty-RÔ pe-RI e-mau-TOU a-lê-THÊS ES-tin hê mar-ty-RI-a mou HO-ti OI-da PO-then ÊL-thon KAI POU hy-PA-gō hy-MEIS de ouk OI-da-te PO-then ER-kho-mai ê POU hy-PA-gō
Exegesis
The verse opens with apekrithe Iesous kai eipen autois {ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς | a-pe-krí-thē Iē-soûs kaí eî-pen au-toîs} ‘Jesus answered and said to them’, a typical Johannine introduction that marks a formal, authoritative response.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 8:14
Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness concerning Myself, My testimony is true , because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.”
About this coordinate
John 8:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 8:14, 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.8.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.14.W4.S1) and character.