Mark 14:2:1Mark.14.2.W1TAB
ἔλεγον
elegon
“they were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were saying
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- sentence
E-le-gon GAR MÊ en tÊ he-or-TÊ MÊ-po-te ES-tai THO-ry-bos tou la-OU
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} ‘they were saying’, which presents ongoing or repeated deliberation among the speakers.
In context — Mark 14:2
For they were saying, “Not during the feast , lest there will be an uproar of the people.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 14:2, so the Greek word ἔλεγον (elegon) 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.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.2.W1.S1) and character.