Luke 13:18:1Luke.13.18.W1TAB
Ἔλεγεν
elegen
“He was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gen/
Meaning by language
- English
- He was saying
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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 TI-ni ho-MOI-a es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU kai TI-ni ho-moi-O-sô au-TÊN
Exegesis
The verse begins with elegen {Ἔλεγεν | é-le-gen} ‘he was saying’, using the imperfect to indicate an ongoing teaching context.
In context — Luke 13:18
Therefore He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what shall I compare it to?”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 13:18, 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 Luke.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.18.W1.S1) and character.