Luke 23:22:4Luke.23.22.W4TAB
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
- clause
ho de TRI-ton EI-pen pros au-TOUS
- sentence
ho de TRI-ton EI-pen pros au-TOUS TI gar ka-KON e-POI-ê-sen HOU-tos
Exegesis
Eipen {εἶπεν | ei-pen} introduces the completed act of speaking, after which the direct quotation moves through a rhetorical question, a legal finding, and a proposed resolution.
In context — Luke 23:22
And he said to them a third time, “What evil did this man do? I found no cause of death in Him . Therefore, after punishing Him, I will release Him.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 23:22, 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.23.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.22.W4.S1) and character.