John 2:22:12John.2.22.W12TAB
ἔλεγεν
elegen
“was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gen/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-le-gen
- sentence
ho-te oun ê-GER-thê ek ne-KRÔN em-NÊS-thê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU ho-ti TOU-to E-le-gen kai e-PI-steu-san têi gra-PHÊI kai tôi LO-gôi HON EI-pen ho ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The content clause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} reports what they remembered: touto elegen {τοῦτο ἔλεγεν | toû-to é-le-gen} indicates an ongoing prior statement, since the imperfect elegen portrays repeated or continuing speech about the event now fulfilled.
Root and etymology
legolambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 2:22
Then, once He was raised from the dead, His disciples called to mind that He had been saying this, and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
About this coordinate
John 2:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 2:22, so the Greek word ἔλεγεν (elegen) 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.2.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.22.W12.S1) and character.