Mark 4:40:2Mark.4.40.W2TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- ee-PEHN
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
KAI EI-pen au-TOIS TI dei-LOI ES-te OU-pô E-khe-te PIS-tin
Exegesis
The aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} introduces direct speech, and the dative pronoun autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} specifies the disciples as the addressees.
Root and etymology
eipepsilon–iota–pi
“to say, speak”
In context — Mark 4:40
And He said to them, “Why are you so cowardly ? Do you not yet have faith?”
About this coordinate
Mark 4:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 4:40, 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.4.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.40.W2.S1) and character.