John 8:23:2John.8.23.W2TAB
ἔλεγεν
elegen
“he was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gen
- sentence
kai E-le-gen au-TOIS hy-MEIS ek tôn KA-tô es-TE e-GÔ ek tôn A-nô ei-MI hy-MEIS ek TOU-tou tou KOS-mou es-TE e-GÔ ouk ei-MI ek tou KOS-mou TOU-tou
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {καί | kaí} linking this saying to the surrounding discourse, followed by the imperfect elegen {ἔλεγεν | é-le-gen} which portrays an ongoing or repeated assertion rather than a single remark.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 8:23
And He was saying to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world ; I am not of this world.”
About this coordinate
John 8:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 8:23, 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.8.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.23.W2.S1) and character.