John 10:21:2John.10.21.W2TAB
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
AL-loi E-le-gon TAU-ta ta RHÊ-ma-ta ouk ES-tin dai-mo-ni-dzo-ME-nou mê dai-MO-ni-on DY-na-tai ty-phlÔN oph-thal-MOUS a-NOI-ksai
Exegesis
The verse opens with alloi elegon {ἄλλοι ἔλεγον | álloi élegon} ‘others were saying,’ an imperfective reporting frame that presents the reaction as ongoing and repeated within the crowd.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 10:21
Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who is demonized . Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
About this coordinate
John 10:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 10:21, 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 John.10.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.21.W2.S1) and character.