Matthew 15:24:4Matt.15.24.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.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
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk a-pe-STA-lên ei mê eis ta PRO-ba-ta ta a-po-lô-LO-ta OI-kou is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
This participial construction is followed by the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} “he said,” forming the core narrative frame.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 15:24
But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:24, 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.15.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.24.W4.S1) and character.