Mark 8:5:9Mark.8.5.W9TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- EI-pahn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- sentence
KAI ê-RŌ-ta au-TOUS PO-sous E-khe-te AR-tous hoi de EI-pan hep-TA
Exegesis
In the response clause, the article hoi {οἱ | hoi} functions as a substantive “they,” combined with the adversative particle de {δὲ | dè} and the aorist eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} to report their answer.
In context — Mark 8:5
And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
About this coordinate
Mark 8:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 8:5, so the Greek word εἶπαν (eipan) 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.8.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.5.W9.S1) and character.