Luke 21:10:2Luke.21.10.W2TAB
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
TO-te E-le-gen au-TOIS e-ger-THÊ-se-tai E-thnos ep E-thnos KAI ba-si-LEI-a e-PI ba-si-LEI-an
Exegesis
The imperfect elegen {ἔλεγεν | élegen} presents the speech as ongoing or repeated, so the warning feels like a sustained utterance rather than a one-time statement.
In context — Luke 21:10
Then He was saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 21:10, 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.21.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.10.W2.S1) and character.