Matthew 21:24:5Matt.21.24.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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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- clause
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS e-rô-TÊ-sô hy-MAS ka-GÔ LO-gon HE-na HON e-AN EI-pê-TE moi ka-GÔ hy-MEEN e-RÔ en POI-a ek-soo-SI-a TAU-ta poi-Ô
Exegesis
The verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} then introduces direct discourse.
Root and etymology
eiponei-pon
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 21:24
But Jesus answered them, “I too will ask you one thing; if you tell Me, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 21:24, 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.21.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.24.W5.S1) and character.