Matthew 20:21:3Matt.20.21.W3TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“{He} said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- 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
ho DE EI-pen au-TÊI
- sentence
ho DE EI-pen au-TÊI TI THE-leis
Exegesis
The first is introduced by ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ {ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ | ho de eî-pen au-tḗ} ‘but he said to her’, marking a contrastive turn in the conversation with de connecting to the prior narrative.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 20:21
But He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right and one at Your left, in Your kingdom .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 20:21, 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.20.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.21.W3.S1) and character.