Luke 19:25:2Luke.19.25.W2TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- ee-PAHN
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- sentence
KAI EI-pan au-TOI KY-ree-e E-khei DE-ka MNAS
Exegesis
The aorist verb eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} serves as the reporting verb for the direct speech, with autō {αὐτῷ | au-tô} marking the addressee.
Root and etymology
eiponepsilon–iota–pi–omicron–nu
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 19:25
And they said to him, “Lord , he has ten minas .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:25, so the Greek word εἶπαν (eipan) 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.19.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.25.W2.S1) and character.