Matthew 16:24:4Matt.16.24.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“{He} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.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
- clause
TO-te HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TOIS ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU
- sentence
TO-te HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TOIS ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU EI tis THE-lei o-PI-so moo el-THEIN a-par-nê-SAS-thô he-au-TON KAI a-RA-tô TON stau-RON au-TOU KAI a-ko-loo-THEI-tô moi
Exegesis
The main clause ho Iesous eipen {ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν | ho Iē-soûs eî-pen} introduces Jesus as the speaker, with tois mathetais autou {τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ | toîs ma-thē-taîs au-toû} in the dative indicating the recipients.
In context — Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross , and follow Me.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 16:24, 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.16.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.24.W4.S1) and character.