Mark 11:31:2Mark.11.31.W2TAB
διελογίζοντο
dielogizonto
“they were reasoning”
- Transliteration
- di-e-lo-GI-zon-to
- Extended
- dih-eh-loh-GIH-zohn-toh
- IPA
- /di.e.loˈgi.zon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were reasoning
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| 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
di-e-lo-GI-zon-to
- sentence
KAI di-e-lo-GI-zon-to pros he-au-TOUS LE-gon-tes TI EI-po-men e-AN EI-po-men eks ou-ra-NOU e-REI di-A TI OUN ouk e-pi-STEY-sa-te au-TOI
Exegesis
The imperfect middle verb dielogizonto {διελογίζοντο | di-e-lo-GÍ-zon-to} portrays an ongoing internal discussion, with the middle voice highlighting the participants’ involvement in reasoning.
In context — Mark 11:31
And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “What should we say? If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe Him?’”
About this coordinate
Mark 11:31:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 11:31, so the Greek word διελογίζοντο (dielogizonto) 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 Mark.11.31.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.31.W2.S1) and character.