John 9:34:3John.9.34.W3TAB
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 KAI EI-pan au-TOI en ha-mar-TI-ais SY e-ge-NNÊ-thês HO-los KAI SY di-DAS-keis hê-MAS KAI ek-SE-ba-lon au-TON EKS-ô
Exegesis
The Greek recounting unfolds in two paired aorist verbs apekrithesan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | a-pe-krí-thē-san} and eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan}, forming a contemptuous speech formula.
Root and etymology
eipepsilon iota pi
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:34
They answered and said to him, “Altogether you were born in sins, and you are teaching us?” And they cast him out.
About this coordinate
John 9:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 9:34, 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.9.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.34.W3.S1) and character.