Luke 13:2:3Luke.13.2.W3TAB

εἶπεν

eipen

he said

Transliteration
EI-pen
Extended
EI-pehn
IPA
/ˈei.pen/

Meaning by language

English
he said

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Result
εἶ + πεν
ei + pen
eipen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-pen

  2. sentence

    KAI a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS do-KEI-te HO-ti hoi ga-li-LAI-oi HOU-toi ha-mar-tô-LOI pa-RA PAN-tas tous ga-li-LAI-ous e-GHE-ne-n-to HO-ti TAU-ta pe-PON-tha-sin

Exegesis

The aorist participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | a-po-kri-theìs} ‘having answered’ sets up the response before the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said.’

In contextLuke 13:2

He answered them, “Do you think these Galileans were sinners beyond all other Galileans because of what they suffered?”

About this coordinate

Luke 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 13:2, 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.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.2.W3.S1) and character.