Mark 14:6:4Mark.14.6.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ho de ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen A-phe-te au-TEEN TEE au-TEI KO-pous pa-RE-khe-te ka-LON ER-gon hêr-GA-sa-to en e-MOI
Exegesis
The aorist indicative eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} is a standard narrative verb of speaking that introduces the direct discourse that follows.
In context — Mark 14:6
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why do you cause her trouble ? She has done a good work for Me.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 14:6, 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.14.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.6.W4.S1) and character.