Matthew 21:29:4Matt.21.29.W4TAB

εἶπεν·

eipen

said

Transliteration
EI-pen
Extended
EI-pehn
IPA
/ˈiː.pen/

Meaning by language

English
said

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Result
εἶ + πεν·
ei + pen
eipen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    EI-pen

  2. clause

    HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen

  3. sentence

    HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ou THE-lô HY-ste-ron DE me-ta-me-lê-THEIS a-PÊL-then

Exegesis

This is followed by the aorist active indicative eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’, introducing the direct speech.

Root and etymology

eiponei-pon

to say, speak

In contextMatthew 21:29

And he answered and said, “I do not want to.” But later, having regretted , he went .

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:29, 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.21.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.29.W4.S1) and character.