Matthew 19:11:3Matt.19.11.W3TAB

εἶπεν

eipen

said

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

Meaning by language

English
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 EI-pen au-TOIS

  3. sentence

    HO DE EI-pen au-TOIS ou PAN-tes kho-ROO-si TON LO-gon TOU-ton al HOIS DE-do-tai

Exegesis

The verse opens with ho de eipen {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν | ho dè eî-pen} ‘but He said’, signaling an adversative response by Jesus.

In contextMatthew 19:11

But He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this word , but only those to whom it has been given.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 19:11, 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.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.11.W3.S1) and character.