Mark 2:9:12Mark.2.9.W12TAB
εἰπεῖν
eipein
“to say”
- Transliteration
- ei-PEIN
- Extended
- ei-PEEIN
- IPA
- /eiˈpiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to say
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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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ei-PEIN
- sentence
TI e-STIN eu-ko-PO-te-ron ei-PEIN tôi pa-ra-ly-ti-KÔI a-PHI-en-TAI sou hai ha-mar-TI-ai Ê ei-PEIN E-gei-re KAI A-ron ton KRA-bat-TON sou KAI pe-ri-PA-tei
Exegesis
It presents two parallel aorist infinitives eipein {εἰπεῖν | ei-peín} ‘to say’, the first governing the dative indirect object tō paralytikō {τῷ παραλυτικῷ | tō pa-ra-ly-ti-kṓ} ‘to the paralytic’ and introducing aphientai sou hai hamartiai {Ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι | a-phí-en-tai sou hai ha-mar-tí-ai} ‘Your sins are forgiven’, where the present passive implies divine agency.
In context — Mark 2:9
Which is easier to say to the paralytic, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Rise, take up your mat and walk”?
About this coordinate
Mark 2:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 2:9, so the Greek word εἰπεῖν (eipein) 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.2.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.2.9.W12.S1) and character.