Matthew 15:27:3Matt.15.27.W3TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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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) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
hê de EI-pen NAI KY-ree-e KAI gar ta ky-NA-ri-a es-THI-ei a-PO tôn psi-KHI-ōn tôn pip-TON-tōn a-PO tês tra-PE-zês tôn ky-RI-ōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative formula hē de eipen {ἡ δὲ εἶπεν | hē dè eî-pen} “she, however, said,” where the postpositive de links her reply to Jesus’ preceding statement and gives a mild contrastive nuance.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 15:27
But she said, “Yes, Lord ; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 15:27, 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.15.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W3.S1) and character.