John 8:30:3John.8.30.W3TAB
λαλοῦντος
lalountos
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- la-LOUN-tos
- Extended
- lah-LOO(n)-tohs
- IPA
- /laˈluːn.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-LOUN-tos
- sentence
TAU-ta au-TOU la-LOUN-tos pol-LOI e-PI-steu-san eis au-TON
Exegesis
It is followed by the genitive absolute sequence autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} lalountos {λαλοῦντος | la-loûn-tos} ‘as He was speaking’, a construction that provides temporal and circumstantial background independent of the main clause. This genitive absolute highlights Jesus’ ongoing speech as the setting within which the key response occurs.
In context — John 8:30
As He was speaking these things, many believed in Him .
About this coordinate
John 8:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:30, so the Greek word λαλοῦντος (lalountos) 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.8.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.30.W3.S1) and character.