Luke 21:8:3Luke.21.8.W3TAB
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
ho de EI-pen BLE-pe-te mê pla-nê-THAY-te pol-LOI gar e-LEU-so-ntai e-PI tôi o-NO-ma-ti mou LE-go-ntes e-GÔ EI-mi KAI ho kai-ROS ÊNG-gi-ken mê po-reu-THAY-te o-PI-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with a brief narrative introduction, ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho de eipen}, which moves directly into Jesus’ warning speech.
In context — Luke 21:8
Then He said, “Keep watch so that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name , saying, ‘I am the one,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Do not follow them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 21:8, 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.8.W3.S1) and character.