Matthew 16:6:4Matt.16.6.W4TAB

εἶπεν

eipen

{He} said

Transliteration
EI-pen
Extended
EI-pen
IPA
/ˈiː.pen/

Meaning by language

English
{He} said

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Result
εἶ + πεν
ei + pen
eipen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-pen

  2. clause

    HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS

  3. sentence

    HO DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS ho-RA-te KAI pro-SE-khe-te a-PO TÊS ZY-mês TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn KAI sad-dou-KAI-ôn

Exegesis

The narrative transition marked by the conjunction de {δὲ | dè} and article ho {ὁ | ho} prepares for the direct speech by the subject Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-soûs} followed by the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said,’ signaling a shift from narrative to instruction.

In contextMatthew 16:6

Jesus said to them, “Keep watch and be on guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 16:6, 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.6.W4.S1) and character.