Matthew 21:16:2Matt.21.16.W2TAB
εἶπαν
eipan
“they said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pan
- Extended
- EI-pahn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.pan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EI-pan
- clause
KAI EI-pan au-TÔ
- sentence
KAI EI-pan au-TÔ a-KOO-eis TI HOO-toi LE-goo-sin
Exegesis
The narrative opens with kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ marking continuation, followed by eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} ‘they said’ to introduce direct address (autō {αὐτῷ | au-tō̂} ‘to Him’).
Root and etymology
paspi–alpha–sigma
“all, whole”
In context — Matthew 21:16
And they said to Him, “Do You hear what these are uttering?” But Jesus says to them, “Yes; Have You never read that, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise’?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:16, so the Greek word εἶπαν (eipan) 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.21.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.16.W2.S1) and character.