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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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 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 context — Luke 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.