Luke 19:17:2Luke.19.17.W2TAB
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
KAI EI-pen au-TOI EU-ge a-ga-THE DOU-le HO-ti en e-la-KHIS-tôi pis-TOS e-GE-nou IS-thi ek-sou-SI-an E-khōn e-PA-nô DE-ka PO-le-ōn
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ties this commendation to the preceding narrative, and the verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} introduces direct speech addressed to the dative auto {αὐτῷ | au-tôi}.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say”
In context — Luke 19:17
And he said to him, “Well done, good servant ; because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten cities.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:17, 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.19.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.17.W2.S1) and character.