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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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
la-LOU-ntos
- 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 context — John 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.