Matthew 2:5:3Matt.2.5.W3TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“{they} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- EI-pan
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- clause
hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ
- sentence
hoi DE EI-pan au-TÔ en bêth-LE-em TÊS i-oo-DAI-as HOO-tôs GAR YE-gra-ptai di-A TOO pro-PHÊ-too
Exegesis
eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} carries the main action of the sentence, and auto {αὐτῷ | au-tô} marks the indirect object, the one addressed.
Root and etymology
legōlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 2:5
But they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is how it stands written by the prophet ."
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 2:5, so the Greek word εἶπαν (eipan) 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.2.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.5.W3.S1) and character.