Acts 13:25:7Acts.13.25.W7TAB
ἔλεγεν
elegen
“he was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.ɣen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was saying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-le-gen
- sentence
hôs de e-PLÊ-rou i-ô-AN-nēs ton DRO-mon E-le-gen TEE e-ME hy-po-no-EI-te EI-nai ouk ei-MI e-GÔ al i-DOU ER-khe-tai met e-ME hou ouk ei-MI AX-i-os to hy-PO-dē-ma tôn po-DÔN LY-sai
Exegesis
The main narrative verb elegen {ἔλεγεν | é-le-gen} is also imperfect, portraying what John habitually or repeatedly said during this closing phase of his work.
In context — Acts 13:25
And as John was completing his course , he was saying, “What do you suppose me to be? I am not he, but behold, One is coming after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:25, so the Greek word ἔλεγεν (elegen) 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 Acts.13.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.25.W7.S1) and character.