John 9:41:1John.9.41.W1TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“{He} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pen
- IPA
- /ˈiː.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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS ei ty-PHLOI Ê-te ouk an EI-KHE-te ha-mar-TI-an NYN de LE-ge-te HO-ti BLE-po-men hê ha-mar-TI-a hy-MÔN ME-nei
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the narrative speech formula eipen autois ho Iesous {εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς | eî-pen au-toîs ho Iē-soûs}, where the verb comes first and the subject is delayed for narrative emphasis.
Root and etymology
legōlambda, epsilon, gamma, omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:41
Jesus said to them, "If you were blind , no sin would be charged to you; but now you declare, 'We see'; your sin remains."
About this coordinate
John 9:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 9:41, 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.9.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.41.W1.S1) and character.