Luke 19:40:3Luke.19.40.W3TAB
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 a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti e-AN HOU-toi si-ō-PĒ-sou-sin hoi LI-thoi KRAK-sou-sin
Exegesis
The circumstantial participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | a-po-kri-theìs} ‘having answered’ precedes the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’, providing background for the subsequent declaration.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say”
In context — Luke 19:40
And answering, He said, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:40, 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.19.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.40.W3.S1) and character.