Matthew 12:39:4Matt.12.39.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- clause
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on oo do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊ ei MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA TOO pro-PHÊ-too
Exegesis
The main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} takes the dative indirect object autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs}, leading into direct speech.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 12:39
But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 12:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 12:39, 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 Matt.12.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.12.39.W4.S1) and character.