Luke 1:35:5Luke.1.35.W5TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EE-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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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
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho AN-ge-los EI-pen au-TEI PNEU-ma HA-gi-on e-pe-LEU-se-tai e-PI SE KAI DY-na-mis hy-PSI-stou e-pis-ki-A-sei SOI di-O KAI to gen-NO-me-non HA-gi-on klê-THÊ-se-tai hy-IOS the-OU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle apokritheis ho angelos eipen autē {ἀποκριθείς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ | a-po-kri-theís ho án-ge-los eî-pen au-tē̂} whose aorist action ‘having answered’ precedes the main verb ‘said,’ introducing Mary’s dialogue.
Root and etymology
legōlé-gō
“to speak, say”
In context — Luke 1:35
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 1:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 1:35, 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 Luke.1.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.35.W5.S1) and character.