Luke 19:12:1Luke.19.12.W1TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.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 |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
EI-pen OYN AN-thrô-POS tis eu-ge-NÊS e-po-REU-thê eis KHÔ-ran ma-KRAN la-BEIN he-au-TÔI ba-si-LEI-an kai hy-po-STRE-psai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} marking direct speech and identifying the speaker, followed by the conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} which links this parable to the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say”
In context — Luke 19:12
So He said, "A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return."
About this coordinate
Luke 19:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:12, 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.19.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.12.W1.S1) and character.