Matthew 21:28:12Matt.21.28.W12TAB
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
pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen
- sentence
pro-sel-THÔN TÔ PRÔ-tô EI-pen TEK-non HY-pa-ye SÊ-me-ron er-GA-zoo en TÔ am-pe-LÔ-ni
Exegesis
Direct discourse commences with eipen {εἶπεν | êi-pen} “he said,” followed by the vocative teknon {Τέκνον | ték-non} “child” and the paired imperatives hypage {ὕπαγε | húp-age} “go” and ergazou {ἐργάζου | er-gá-zou} “work,” linked by sēmeron {σήμερον | sḗ-me-ron} “today.”
Root and etymology
eiponei-pon
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 21:28
But what do you think? A man had two children. He came to the first and said, “Son, go today and work in the vineyard.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 21:28, 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.21.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.28.W12.S1) and character.