Matthew 21:28:6Matt.21.28.W6TAB

εἶχεν

eikhen

{He} had

Transliteration
EI-khen
Extended
EI-khehn
IPA
/ˈiː.kʰen/

Meaning by language

English
{He} had

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Result
εἶ + χεν
ei + khen
eikhen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Chih/kh — like Bach
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-khen

  2. sentence

    AN-thrô-pos EI-khen TEK-na DY-o

Exegesis

The nominative noun anthropos {ἄνθρωπος | án-thrō-pos} “man” is the subject of the imperfect verb eichen {εἶχεν | êi-khen} “had,” taking tekna dyo {τέκνα δύο | ték-na dý-o} “two children” as its accusative object.

In contextMatthew 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 21:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 21:28, so the Greek word εἶχεν (eikhen) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.28.W6.S1) and character.