John 8:27:7John.8.27.W7TAB
ἔλεγεν
elegen
“he was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gen
- 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
ouk EG-no-san HO-ti ton pa-TE-ra au-TOIS E-le-gen
Exegesis
Within this clause, the verb elegen {ἔλεγεν | é-le-gen} ‘he was saying’ is in the imperfect, suggesting ongoing or repeated speech in the past. Its subject is an implied third person singular, contextually referring to Jesus as the ongoing speaker in the discourse of John 8.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 8:27
They did not understand that He was speaking to them about the Father.
About this coordinate
John 8:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 8:27, 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.8.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.27.W7.S1) and character.