Matthew 15:32:8Matt.15.32.W8TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.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
ho de ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos tous ma-thê-TAS au-TOU EI-pen splaŋ-khNI-dzo-mai e-PI ton O-khlon HO-ti Ê-dê hê-ME-rai TREIS pros-ME-nou-SIN moi kai ouk E-khou-sin TI PHA-go-si(n) kai a-po-LY-sai au-TOUS NÊS-teis ou THE-lo MÊ-po-te ek-ly-THÔ-sin en têi ho-DÔ
Exegesis
The aorist middle participle proskalesamenos {προσκαλεσάμενος | pros-ka-le-SÁ-me-nos} “having called to Himself” precedes the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “he said,” indicating a prior, preparatory action (summoning the disciples) that leads into the reported speech.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 15:32
But Jesus , having called His disciples, said, “I have compassion upon the crowd , because they have already remained with Me three days and do not have anything that they might eat. And I do not want to send them away fasting, lest they might faint on the way.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 15:32, 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.15.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.32.W8.S1) and character.