John 9:20:7John.9.20.W7TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“They said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- EI-pahn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- They said
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san oun hoi go-NEIS au-TOO kai EI-pan OI-da-men HO-ti hou-TOS es-tin ho hy-OS hê-MON kai HO-ti ty-PHLOS e-ge-NNÊ-thê
Exegesis
The paired response verbs apekritheisan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | a-pe-kri-thē-san} and eipan {εἶπαν | ei-pan} create a common narrative frame in which the act of answering is followed by the content of the speech.
Root and etymology
eipepsilon iota pi
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:20
Then his parents responded and said, "We are certain that this is our son and that he came into the world blind ."
About this coordinate
John 9:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 9:20, so the Greek word εἶπαν (eipan) 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.9.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.20.W7.S1) and character.