John 5:10:1John.5.10.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
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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
- sentence
E-le-gon OON hoi i-oo-DAI-oi TOI te-the-ra-peu-ME-noi sab-ba-TON es-tin KAI ouk ek-se-STIN SOI A-rai TON KRA-bat-ton
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} ‘they were saying’, which portrays an ongoing or repeated verbal response by the Jewish group, rather than a single momentary utterance.
In context — John 5:10
Therefore the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath , and it is not lawful for you to take up your mat.”
About this coordinate
John 5:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 5:10, 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.5.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.10.W1.S1) and character.