John 8:6:3John.8.6.W3TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“they were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- sentence
TOU-to DE E-le-gon pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON HI-na E-kho-sin ka-tê-go-REIN au-TOU HO DE ee-ay-SOOS KA-tô KY-psas tôi dak-TY-lôi E-gra-phen eis tên gên MÊ pros-poi-OU-me-nos
Exegesis
The imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | É-le-gon} combined with the concomitant participle peirazontes {πειράζοντες | pei-RÁ-zon-tes} forms a periphrastic-like description of ongoing activity: “they were saying…while testing,” highlighting a sustained attempt rather than a single utterance.
In context — John 8:6
But this they were saying, testing Him, so that they might have something with which to accuse Him. But Jesus , having stooped down, was writing with His finger on the ground, not paying attention to them.
About this coordinate
John 8:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:6, 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.8.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.6.W3.S1) and character.