Luke 22:15:2Luke.22.15.W2TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- ei-PEHN
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
KAI EI-pen pros au-TOUS e-pi-thy-MI-a e-pe-THY-mi-sa TOU-to to PAS-kha pha-GEIN meth hy-MÔN pro tou me pa-THEIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the coordinating particle kai {καί | kaí} linking this saying to the surrounding narrative, followed by the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} and the prepositional phrase pros autous {πρός αὐτούς | prós autoús}, forming a standard narrative introduction, “He said to them,” with the subject understood from the verb.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Luke 22:15
And He said to them, “With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 22:15, 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.22.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.15.W2.S1) and character.