John 9:36:4John.9.36.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“{he} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê e-KEI-nos KAI EI-pen KAI TIS es-TIN KY-ree-e HI-na pi-STEU-sô eis au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the reply formula apekrithe ekeinos kai eipen {ἀπεκρίθη ἐκεῖνος καὶ εἶπεν | a-pe-krí-thē e-keî-nos kai ei-pen}, introducing the question without a narrative break.
Root and etymology
legōlambda, epsilon, gamma, omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:36
He answered and said, "Sir , who then is He, so that I may believe in Him?"
About this coordinate
John 9:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 9:36, 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.9.36.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.36.W4.S1) and character.