Matthew 2:8:6Matt.2.8.W6TAB
εἶπεν·
eipen
“he said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pen
- 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
KAI PEM-psas au-TOOS EIS bêth-LE-em EI-pen
- sentence
KAI PEM-psas au-TOOS EIS bêth-LE-em EI-pen po-reu-THÊN-tes ek-se-TA-sa-te a-kri-BÔS pe-RI TOU pai-DI-oo e-PAN DE EU-rê-te a-pang-yei-la-TE MOI HO-pôs ka-GÔ el-THÔN pros-ky-NÊ-sô au-TÔ
Exegesis
The sentence begins with kai {καί | kaí} as a simple link to the surrounding narrative, but the real backgrounding comes from the opening participial phrase pempsas autous eis Bethleem {πέμψας αὐτούς εἰς Βηθλέεμ | pémp-sas au-toús eis Bēth-lé-em}, which states the prior action before the speech verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen}.
In context — Matthew 2:8
After sending them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and search carefully for the child , and when you find Him, report back to me, so that I too, having come, may worship Him.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 2:8, 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.2.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.8.W6.S1) and character.