Luke 20:23:6Luke.20.23.W6TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei̯.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
ka-ta-no-EE-sas de au-TON tên pa-nour-GEE-an EI-pen pros au-TOUS
Exegesis
The main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} carries the sentence’s finite action, with the prepositional phrase pros autous {πρὸς αὐτούς | prós autoús} marking the recipients of His reply.
In context — Luke 20:23
But having perceived their craftiness , He said to them,
About this coordinate
Luke 20:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:23, 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.20.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.23.W6.S1) and character.