John 7:25:1John.7.25.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
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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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Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- phraseyour reading level
E-le-gon OUN ti-NES ek TÔN hi-e-ro-so-LY-mi-TÔN
- sentence
E-le-gon OUN ti-NES ek TÔN hi-e-ro-so-LY-mi-TÔN oukh hou-TOS ES-tin HON dzê-TOU-sin a-pok-TEI-nai
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperfect verb elegon {Ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} “they were saying,” which presents ongoing or repeated speech in the narrative, suggesting murmuring or continued discussion.
In context — John 7:25
Therefore some of the Jerusalemites were saying, “Is not this the one whom they are seeking to kill?”
About this coordinate
John 7:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 7:25, 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.7.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.25.W1.S1) and character.