Luke 13:6:1Luke.13.6.W1TAB
Ἔλεγεν
elegen
“He was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gehen
- 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 de TAU-tên tên pa-ra-bo-LEEN sy-KEEN EI-khen tis pe-phy-teu-ME-nên en tôi am-pe-LO-ni au-TOU kai ÊL-then dzê-TÔN kar-PON en au-TÊI kai oukh HEU-ren
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperfect elegen {Ἔλεγεν | é-le-gen} ‘he was saying,’ indicating ongoing narration.
In context — Luke 13:6
Then He spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 13:6, 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.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.6.W1.S1) and character.