Luke 13:23:12Luke.13.23.W12TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- ei-PEHN
- IPA
- /ˈei.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
EI-pen DE tis au-TOI KY-ri-e ei o-LI-goi hoi sō-DZO-me-noi ho de EI-pen pros au-TOUS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} plus the postpositive conjunction de {δέ | dé}, which links this inquiry to the preceding context.
The narrative shifts in ho de eipen pros autous {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς | ho dè eî-pen pròs autoús}, where ho {ὁ | ho} operates as a pronoun (“He”) and de {δέ | dé} signals contrast, while pros autous broadens the audience. Both reconstructions render this shift with “And He said to them,” and “Then He replied to them,” preserving narrative continuity.
In context — Luke 13:23
And someone asked Him, “Lord , are only a few being saved ?” And He said to them,
About this coordinate
Luke 13:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 13:23, 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.13.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.23.W12.S1) and character.