Acts 25:20:8Acts.25.20.W8TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“I was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- I 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- sentence
a-po-ROU-me-nos de e-GO tên pe-RI TOU-tōn DZÊ-tê-sin E-le-gon ei BOU-loi-to po-REU-es-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma ka-KEI KRI-nes-thai pe-RI TOU-tōn
Exegesis
The imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | élegon} functions as the main verb, portraying his speech as a past, ongoing or iterative action, which in context introduces his proposal.
In context — Acts 25:20
But as I was at a loss concerning the inquiry about these things, I was saying whether he might wish to go to Jerusalem and there be judged about these matters.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 25:20, 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.25.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W8.S1) and character.