Matthew 20:13:6Matt.20.13.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

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 a-po-kri-THEIS he-NI au-TÔN EI-pen

  3. sentence

    HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS he-NI au-TÔN EI-pen he-TAI-re ouk a-di-KÔ se ou-KHI dê-na-RI-oo sy-ne-PHÔ-nê-sas moi

Exegesis

The finite verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ forms the common narrative pair “answering, he said,” which marks the start of direct speech.

Root and etymology

legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega

to say, speak

In contextMatthew 20:13

But he answered and said to one of them, “Friend, I am not doing you wrong ; did you not agree with me for a denarius ?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 20:13, 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.20.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.13.W6.S1) and character.