Mark 14:22:12Mark.14.22.W12TAB
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 e-sthi-ON-tōn au-TŌN la-BŌN AR-ton eu-lo-GÊ-sas E-kla-sen KAI E-dō-ken au-TOIS KAI EI-pen LA-be-te tou-TO ES-tin to SÔ-MA mou
Exegesis
Direct speech is introduced by eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’, followed by the imperative labete {Λάβετε | Lá-be-te} ‘Take’, which functions as a liturgical command.
In context — Mark 14:22
And while they were eating, He took bread and, having blessed, He broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take; this is My body .”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 14:22, 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 Mark.14.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.22.W12.S1) and character.