Matthew 20:25:6Matt.20.25.W6TAB
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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- clause
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos au-TOUS EI-pen
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos au-TOUS EI-pen OI-da-te HO-ti hoi AR-khon-tes TÔN e-THNÔN ka-ta-ky-ri-EU-oo-sin au-TÔN KAI hoi me-GA-loi ka-te-ksoo-si-A-zoo-sin au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject phrase ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} followed by the circumstantial participle proskalesamenos {προσκαλεσάμενος | pros-ka-le-Sá-me-nos} ‘having called to Himself’, forming a participial clause that sets the scene before the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’. This fronted participial construction highlights Jesus’ deliberate initiative in gathering His hearers prior to speaking.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 20:25
But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations domineer over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 20:25, 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.20.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.25.W6.S1) and character.