Luke 15:11:1Luke.15.11.W1TAB

Εἶπεν

eipen

And he said

Transliteration
EI-pen
Extended
ei-PEHN
IPA
/ˈei.pen/

Meaning by language

English
And 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

    EI-pen DE AN-thrô-POS tis EI-khen DY-o hy-OUS

Exegesis

The verse begins with the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said,’ introducing the parable’s direct speech.

Root and etymology

Rootlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega

to say, speak

In contextLuke 15:11

And He said, “A certain man had two sons .”

About this coordinate

Luke 15:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 15:11, 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.15.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.11.W1.S1) and character.