Luke 20:41:1Luke.20.41.W1TAB
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
EI-pen de pros au-TOUS PÔS LE-gou-sin ton khri-STON EI-nai DAU-id hy-ON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ followed by the conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, marking a transition to a new turn in the dialogue.
In context — Luke 20:41
But He said to them, “How do they say that the Christ is David’s son ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 20:41, 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.20.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.41.W1.S1) and character.