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
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
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS he-NI au-TÔN EI-pen
- 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 context — Matthew 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.