Luke 19:33:6Luke.19.33.W6TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- EI-pahn
- IPA
- /ˈei.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- sentence
ly-ON-tōn de au-TŌN ton PŌ-lon EI-pan hoi KY-ree-oi au-TOU pros au-TOUS TI LY-e-te ton PŌ-lon
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to the main finite verb eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} “they said,” followed by the nominative subject hoi kurioi autou {οἱ κύριοι αὐτοῦ | hoí ký-ri-oi au-toû} “its owners,” with the genitive autou specifying possession of the colt.
Root and etymology
eiponepsilon–iota–pi–omicron–nu
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 19:33
While they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you untying the colt ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 19:33, 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.19.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.33.W6.S1) and character.