John 8:22:1John.8.22.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 oun hoi i-ou-DAI-oi MÊ-ti a-pok-te-NEI he-au-TON HO-ti LE-gei HO-pou e-GÔ hy-PA-gō hy-MEIS ou DY-na-sthe el-THEIN
Exegesis
The verse opens with elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} “they were saying,” an imperfect indicative that portrays the Jews’ words as an ongoing discussion in response to Jesus’ prior claim about going away.
In context — John 8:22
So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going , you are not able to come’?”
About this coordinate
John 8:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 8:22, 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.8.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.22.W1.S1) and character.