Luke 14:23:2Luke.14.23.W2TAB
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 EI-pen ho KY-ree-os pros ton DOU-lon EK-sel-the eis tas ho-DOUS KAI phrag-MOUS KAI a-NAN-ga-son ei-sel-THEIN HI-na ge-mis-THEI mou ho OI-kos
Exegesis
The aorist indicative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ introduces direct discourse, with the definite subject ho kyrios {ὁ κύριος | ho ký-ri-os} ‘the Lord’ performing the command.
Root and etymology
eiponepsilon–iota–pi–omicron–nu
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 14:23
And the Lord said to the servant, “Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 14:23, 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.14.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.23.W2.S1) and character.