Mark 1:17:2Mark.1.17.W2TAB
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
KAI EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS DEU-te o-PI-sô mou KAI poi-Ê-sô hy-MAS ge-NES-thai ha-li-EIS an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} introduces direct speech addressed to autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs}, the previously mentioned fishermen.
In context — Mark 1:17
And Jesus said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 1:17, 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 Mark.1.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.17.W2.S1) and character.