John 9:16:1John.9.16.W1TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- E-le-gon
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
E-le-gon OON ek TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ōn ti-NES OUK ES-tin HOO-tos pa-RA the-OU ho AN-thrô-pos HO-ti TO SAB-ba-ton OU tê-REI AL-loi E-le-gon PÔS DY-na-tai AN-thrô-pos ha-mar-tô-LOS toi-AU-ta sê-MEI-a poi-EIN kai SKHIS-ma ÊN en au-TOIS
Root and etymology
Rootlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 9:16
Therefore some of the Pharisees kept saying, "This man is not from God , because He does not keep the Sabbath ." Others kept saying, "How is a man who is a sinner able to do such signs?" And a division arose among them.
About this coordinate
John 9:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 9:16, 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.9.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.16.W1.S1) and character.