Matthew 17:4:5Matt.17.4.W5TAB
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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- clause
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO PE-tros EI-pen TOI ee-ay-SOO
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO PE-tros EI-pen TOI ee-ay-SOO KY-ree-e ka-LON es-tin hê-MAS HÔ-de EI-nai ei THE-leis poi-Ê-sô HÔ-de TREIS skê-NAS SOI MI-an KAI MÔ-y-SEI MI-an KAI ê-LI-a MI-an
Exegesis
The aorist participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | a-po-kri-theìs} “having answered” frames Peter’s response as a narrative backdrop leading to the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “he said.”
In context — Matthew 17:4
Peter answered and said to Jesus , “Lord , it is a good thing for us to be here; if You wish, I will put up three tents here—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 17:4, 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.17.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.4.W5.S1) and character.