Mark 15:35:6Mark.15.35.W6TAB
ἔλεγον·
elegon
“were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- clause
KAI TI-nes tôn pa-re-ste-kO-ton a-KOU-san-tes E-le-gon
- sentence
KAI TI-nes tôn pa-re-ste-kO-ton a-KOU-san-tes E-le-gon I-de ê-LI-an phō-NEI
Exegesis
The main verb elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} ‘they were saying’ is imperfect, depicting ongoing or repeated comments among the group, rather than a single remark.
In context — Mark 15:35
And some of those standing by, when they heard, were saying, “Behold, He calls Elijah .”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:35, 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.15.35.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.35.W6.S1) and character.