Acts 19:6:14Acts.19.6.W14TAB

ἐλάλουν

elaloun

they were speaking

Transliteration
e-LA-loun
Extended
eh-LAH-loo(n)
IPA
/eˈla.lun/

Meaning by language

English
they were speaking

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Result
ἐ + λά + λουν
e + la + loun
elaloun

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LA-loun

  2. sentence

    KAI e-pi-THEM-tos au-TOU tou PAU-lou KHEI-ras ÊL-the to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ep au-TOUS e-LA-loun te GLŌS-sais KAI e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on

Exegesis

The narrative then continues with two imperfect verbs, elaloun {ἐλάλουν | elá-loun} and epropheteuon {ἐπροφήτευον | e-pro-phē-teu-on}, linked by the correlative te ...

In contextActs 19:6

And when Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.

About this coordinate

Acts 19:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 19:6, so the Greek word ἐλάλουν (elaloun) 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.19.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.6.W14.S1) and character.