Luke 7:16:6Luke.7.16.W6TAB
ἐδόξαζον
edokshazon
“they were glorifying”
- Transliteration
- e-DO-ksha-zon
- Extended
- eh-DOH-kshah-zohn
- IPA
- /eˈdok.sa.zon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were glorifying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-DO-ksha-zon
- sentence
E-la-ben de PHO-bos PAN-tas KAI e-DO-ksha-zon ton the-ON LE-gon-tes HO-ti pro-PHÊ-tēs ME-gas ē-GER-thē en hê-MEEN KAI HO-ti e-pe-SKEP-sa-to ho the-OS ton la-ON au-TOU
Exegesis
The imperfect edoxazon {ἐδόξαζον | edóxazon} ‘they glorified’ indicates ongoing praise, with the circumstantial participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} ‘saying’ introducing two content clauses.
In context — Luke 7:16
Fear seized everyone, and they glorified God , saying, “A great prophet has been raised up among us,” and, “God has visited His people .”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 7:16, so the Greek word ἐδόξαζον (edokshazon) 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.7.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.16.W6.S1) and character.