Luke 21:2:1Luke.21.2.W1TAB

εἶδεν

eiden

he saw

Transliteration
EI-den
Extended
ei-DEHN
IPA
/ˈei.den/

Meaning by language

English
he saw

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Result
εἶ + δεν
ei + den
eiden

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-den

  2. sentence

    EI-den DE TI-na KHÊ-ran pe-ni-KHRAN BAL-lou-san e-KEI lep-TA DY-o

Exegesis

The verse opens with eiden {εἶδεν | eî-den} ‘he saw,’ a fronted aorist verb that foregrounds the act of seeing and moves the narration forward as a single completed observation.

In contextLuke 21:2

And He also observed a certain poor widow dropping in two coins there.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 21:2, so the Greek word εἶδεν (eiden) 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.2.W1.S1) and character.