Acts 21:4:12Acts.21.4.W12TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- were 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- sentence
a-neu-ROn-tes de tous ma-thê-TAS e-pe-MEI-na-men au-TOU hê-ME-ras hep-TA HOI-ti-nes tôi PAU-lôi E-le-gon di-A tou PNEU-ma-tos mê e-pi-ba-NEIN eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
A relative clause with hoitines {οἵτινες | hoítines} qualifies these disciples as those addressing Paul, where the dative tō Paulō {τῷ Παύλῳ | tôi Paúlō} marks the indirect object and the imperfect elegon {ἔλεγον | élegon} conveys ongoing speech.
In context — Acts 21:4
After locating the disciples, we remained there seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 21:4, so the Greek word ἔλεγον (elegon) 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.21.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.4.W12.S1) and character.