John 20:25:1John.20.25.W1TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“{They} were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- 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 au-TOI hoi AL-loi ma-thê-TAI
- sentence
E-le-gon OUN au-TOI hoi AL-loi ma-thê-TAI he-ô-RA-ka-men TON KY-ree-ON
Exegesis
The verse opens with elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} ‘they were saying’, an imperfect form that presents the disciples’ witness as repeated and ongoing rather than a single utterance.
In context — John 20:25
Therefore the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord .” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the nail imprint, and put my finger into that trace, and put my hand into His side , I will by no means believe.”
About this coordinate
John 20:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 20:25, 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.20.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.25.W1.S1) and character.