Luke 14:7:1Luke.14.7.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
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 | |
| 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 pros tous ke-klê-ME-nous pa-ra-bo-LEEN e-PE-khōn pôs tas pro-to-kli-SI-as ek-se-LE-gon-to LE-gōn pros au-TOUS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperfect main verb elegen {Ἔλεγεν | élegen} ‘he was saying,’ framing Jesus’ speech as an extended narrative action.
In context — Luke 14:7
Now He told a parable to those who had been invited, after He noticed how they were choosing the chief seats .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 14:7, 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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.7.W1.S1) and character.