Matthew 20:32:8Matt.20.32.W8TAB
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
KAI STAS HO ee-ay-SOOS e-PHÔ-nê-sen au-TOOS KAI EI-pen
- sentence
KAI STAS HO ee-ay-SOOS e-PHÔ-nê-sen au-TOOS KAI EI-pen TI THE-le-te poi-Ê-sô hy-MIN
Exegesis
Sequential aorist verbs ephonesen {ἐφώνησεν | e-phṓ-nē-sen} “he called” and eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “he said” describe completed actions.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 20:32
And Jesus stopped, called them over, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 20:32, 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.20.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.32.W8.S1) and character.