Luke 20:39:6Luke.20.39.W6TAB

εἶπαν

eipan

said

Transliteration
EI-pan
Extended
AY-pan
IPA
/ˈiː.pan/

Meaning by language

English
said

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Result
εἶ + παν
ei + pan
eipan

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-pan

  2. sentence

    a-po-kri-THEHN-tes DE TI-nes tôn gram-ma-TE-ōn EI-pan di-DA-ska-le ka-LÔS EI-pas

Exegesis

The finite verb eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} functions as the main verb of the clause, with apokrinthentes understood as circumstantial, so the structure can be rendered as “having answered, they said.” Direct speech follows, introduced without an additional verb of saying in Greek.

In contextLuke 20:39

But some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher , you have spoken well.”

About this coordinate

Luke 20:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:39, 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.20.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.39.W6.S1) and character.