Matthew 20:22:5Matt.20.22.W5TAB
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
a-po-kri-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen ook OI-da-te TI ai-TEI-sthe DY-na-sthe pi-EIN TO po-TÊ-ri-on HO e-GO MEL-lô PI-nein
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participial clause apokritheis de ho Iesous {ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς | a-po-kri-theìs de ho Iē-soûs} “having answered, but Jesus,” where the circumstantial participle precedes the subject and main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “said,” a common narrative pattern that foregrounds the responsive nature of Jesus’ speech.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 20:22
But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They say to Him, “We are able.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 20:22, 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.20.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.22.W5.S1) and character.