Luke 17:27:3Luke.17.27.W3TAB
ἐγάμουν
egamoun
“they were marrying”
- Transliteration
- e-GA-moun
- Extended
- eh-GAH-moo-n
- IPA
- /eˈga.muːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were marrying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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e-GA-moun
- sentence
ÊS-thi-on E-pi-non e-GA-moun e-ga-MI-dzon-to A-khri HÊS hê-ME-ras ei-SÊL-then NÔ-e eis tên ki-bô-TON kai ÊL-then ho ka-ta-klysm-OS kai a-PÔ-le-sen PAN-tas
Exegesis
The verse opens with four imperfect indicative verbs in sequence: ēsthion {ἤσθιον | ē-sthi-on} ‘they were eating’, epinon {ἔπινον | é-pin-on} ‘they were drinking’, egamoun {ἐγάμουν | e-gá-moun} ‘they were marrying’, and egamizonto {ἐγαμίζοντο | e-ga-mí-zon-to} ‘they were being given in marriage’. The asyndetic listing of these verbs creates a rhythmic portrayal of continuous, ordinary activities.
In context — Luke 17:27
They were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:27, so the Greek word ἐγάμουν (egamoun) 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.17.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.27.W3.S1) and character.