Luke 16:31:1Luke.16.31.W1TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pen
- 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
EI-pen de au-TOI ei mō-y-se-OS kai tōn pro-phê-TŌN ouk a-KOU-ou-sin oud e-AN tis ek ne-KRŌN a-na-STÊI pei-sthê-SO-ntai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but,’ linking this remark to the preceding dialogue.
In context — Luke 16:31
But he said to him, “If they are not listening to Moses and the prophets , neither will they be persuaded, even if someone should rise from the dead.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:31:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 16:31, 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.16.31.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.31.W1.S1) and character.