Mark 10:18:4Mark.10.18.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- AY-ee-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI TI me LE-geis a-ga-THON ou-de-EIS a-ga-THOS ei MÊ heis ho the-OS
Exegesis
The finite verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} introduces direct speech, with the dative auto {αὐτῷ | au-tô} ‘to him’ indicating the indirect object.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–iota–pi
“to speak, say”
In context — Mark 10:18
But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One—that is, God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 10:18, 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.10.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.18.W4.S1) and character.