John 8:31:1John.8.31.W1TAB
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
E-le-gen oun ho ee-ay-SOOS pros tous pe-pi-steu-KO-tas au-TOI iou-da-EE-ous e-AN hy-MEIS MEI-nee-te en tôi LO-goi tôi e-MÔI a-lê-THÔS ma-thê-TAI MOU es-te
Exegesis
The opening imperfect elegen {Ἔλεγεν | É-le-gen} ‘was saying’ presents the speech as ongoing within the narrative, while oun {οὖν | oun} ‘therefore/so’ links this line to the preceding exchange.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 8:31
So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed in Him, “If you continue in My word , you are My genuine disciples.”
About this coordinate
John 8:31:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 8:31, 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.8.31.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.31.W1.S1) and character.