John 16:18:1John.16.18.W1TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“they were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- E-le-gon
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- clause
E-le-gon OUN
- sentence
E-le-gon OUN TI es-TIN TOU-to HO LE-yei mi-KRON
Exegesis
The verse is framed by elegon {ἔλεγον | e-le-gon} ‘they were saying’, an imperfect verb that portrays ongoing or repeated discussion rather than a single remark.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 16:18
So they were saying, “What is this ‘little while’ that He is saying? We do not grasp what He is saying.”
About this coordinate
John 16:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 16:18, 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.16.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.18.W1.S1) and character.