John 1:37:7John.1.37.W7TAB

λαλοῦντος

lalountos

speaking

Transliteration
la-LOU-ntos
Extended
lah-LOO-ntohs
IPA
/la.ˈluːn.tos/

Meaning by language

English
speaking

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Result
λα + λοῦ + ντος
la + lou + ntos
lalountos

Alphabet Analysis

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
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-LOU-ntos

  2. sentence

    KAI Ê-kou-san hoi DY-o ma-thê-TAI au-TOU la-LOU-ntos KAI ê-ko-LOU-thê-san tôi ee-ay-SOO

Exegesis

The participial phrase autou lalountos {αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος | au-toû la-loûn-tos} functions as a genitive absolute, depicting the circumstance ‘while he was speaking’ that accompanies the hearing.

In contextJohn 1:37

And the two disciples of him heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus .

About this coordinate

John 1:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 1:37, so the Greek word λαλοῦντος (lalountos) 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 John.1.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.37.W7.S1) and character.