John 9:28:4John.9.28.W4TAB
εἶπον
eipon
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pon
- Extended
- EI-pohn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pon/
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pon
- sentence
e-loi-DO-rê-san au-TON KAI EI-pon SY ma-thê-TÊS EI e-KEI-nou hê-MEIS DE TOU mô-y-SE-ôs es-MEN ma-thê-TAI
Exegesis
Kai {καί | kaí} links that hostile act to eipon {εἶπον | eîpon} ‘they said’, creating a rapid narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omicron
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:28
They reviled him and said, "You are a disciple of that one; but we are disciples of Moses ."
About this coordinate
John 9:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 9:28, 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.9.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.28.W4.S1) and character.