Luke 14:7:11Luke.14.7.W11TAB
ἐξελέγοντο
ekselegonto
“they were choosing”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-LE-gon-to
- Extended
- ehk-seh-LEH-gohn-toh
- IPA
- /ek.seˈle.gon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were choosing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| 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 | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ek-se-LE-gon-to
- 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 participle epechon {ἐπέχων | epéchōn} ‘observing’ governs the indirect question introduced by pos {πῶς | pōs} ‘how,’ which comprises tas protoklisias exelegonto {τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο | tàs prōtoklisías exelégonto}, where the imperfect middle exelegonto highlights repeated self-promotion regarding tas protoklisias ‘the chief seats.’
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 14:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 14:7, so the Greek word ἐξελέγοντο (ekselegonto) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.7.W11.S1) and character.