Luke 16:6:3Luke.16.6.W3TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- 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
ho de EI-pen he-ka-TON BA-tous e-LA-I-ou ho de EI-pen au-TÔI DEK-sai sou ta GRA-mma-ta kai ka-THI-sas ta-KHE-ōs GRA-pson pen-TÊ-kon-ta
Exegesis
The verse presents a two-part directive framed by the narrative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eí-pen} ‘he said’.
A resumptive ho de eipen autō {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ | ho dé eí-pen au-tō} ‘but he said to him’ introduces the ensuing commands.
In context — Luke 16:6
He said, “One hundred baths of oil.” Then he said to him, “Take your bill ; sit down at once and write fifty.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 16:6, 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.16.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.6.W3.S1) and character.