Mark 3:30:2Mark.3.30.W2TAB
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
HO-ti E-le-gon PNEU-ma a-KA-thar-ton E-khei
Exegesis
The verb elegon {ἔλεγον | é-le-gon} in the imperfect indicative depicts repeated or continuous speech in past time, indicating that this accusation was not a single remark but an ongoing charge.
In context — Mark 3:30
Because they were saying , “He has an unclean spirit .”
About this coordinate
Mark 3:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 3:30, 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.3.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.30.W2.S1) and character.