Luke 17:20:15Luke.17.20.W15TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
e-pe-rō-tē-THEIS de hy-PO tōn pha-ri-sa-I-ōn PO-te ER-khe-tai hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU a-pe-KRI-thē au-TOIS kai EI-pen ouk ER-khe-tai hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU me-TA pa-ra-tē-RÊ-se-ōs
Exegesis
The narrative then moves to the main finite verb apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} ‘he answered’, followed by the dative indirect object autois {αὐτοῖς | au-tois} ‘to them’ and coordinated verb eipen {εἶπεν | ei-pen} ‘he said’, a stereotyped pair forming a formal response formula.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 17:20
And having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God is coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation .”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 17:20, 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.17.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.20.W15.S1) and character.