Luke 20:25:3Luke.20.25.W3TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- ee-PEN
- IPA
- /ˈiː.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
ho de EI-pen pros au-TOUS TOI-nyn a-PO-do-te ta KAI-sa-ros KAI-sa-ri kai ta tou the-OU tôi the-ÔI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dè eî-pen} ‘but He said’, which introduces an authoritative response and contrasts with the preceding dialogue.
In context — Luke 20:25
But He said to them, “Therefore give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 20:25, 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.20.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.25.W3.S1) and character.