Matthew 4:3:5Matt.4.3.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
KAI pro-sel-THÔN HO pei-RA-zôn EI-pen au-TÔI
- sentence
KAI pro-sel-THÔN HO pei-RA-zôn EI-pen au-TÔI EI hyi-OS EI TOO the-OO ei-PE HI-na HOI LI-thoi HOO-toi AR-toi YE-nôn-tai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial participle proselthon {προσελθὼν | proselthṓn} ‘having come near’, which places the approach before the speech and frames the action as sequential background to the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} ‘he said’.
In context — Matthew 4:3
And, upon drawing near, the tempter said to Him, “If You are the Son of God , command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 4:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 4:3, 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.4.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.4.3.W5.S1) and character.