Luke 15:22:1Luke.15.22.W1TAB
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 ho pa-TEER pros tous DOU-lous au-TOU ta-KHY ek-se-NEG-ka-te sto-LAYN tên PROO-tên kai en-DY-sa-te au-TON kai DO-te dak-TY-li-on eis tên KHEI-ra au-TOU kai hy-po-DÊ-ma-ta eis tous PO-das
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’, where the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} links this speech to the preceding parable.
Root and etymology
eip-epsilon–iota–pi
“to say”
In context — Luke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, “Quickly bring out the best robe and clothe him with it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 15:22, 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.15.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.22.W1.S1) and character.