John 9:10:1John.9.10.W1TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“they were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- E-le-gon
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- sentence
E-le-gon OON au-TOI PÔS ê-ne-oi-khthê-SAN soo hoi oph-thal-MOI
Exegesis
The imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} ‘they were saying’ portrays ongoing questioning.
Root and etymology
legolego
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:10
So they kept asking him, “In what way were your eyes opened?”
About this coordinate
John 9:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 9:10, 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.9.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.10.W1.S1) and character.