Matthew 16:20:7Matt.16.20.W7TAB
εἴπωσιν
eipôsin
“they should say”
- Transliteration
- EI-pô-sin
- Extended
- EI-pô-sin
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they should say
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pô-sin
- sentence
TO-te di-e-STEI-la-to TOIS ma-thê-TAIS HI-na mê-de-NI EI-pô-sin HO-ti au-TOS e-STIN ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hí-na} governs the aorist subjunctive eiposin {εἴπωσιν | eí-pō-sin}, a common pattern for commands as intended outcomes, here hina mēdeni eiposin {ἵνα μηδενὶ εἴπωσιν | hí-na mē-de-ní eí-pō-sin} ‘so that they should say to no one.’
In context — Matthew 16:20
Then He gave the disciples strict instructions that they were to tell no one that He is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 16:20, so the Greek word εἴπωσιν (eipôsin) 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.16.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.20.W7.S1) and character.