Mark 4:30:2Mark.4.30.W2TAB
ἔλεγεν
elegen
“he was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gen
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was saying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gen
- sentence
KAI E-le-gen PŌS ho-moi-Ō-sō-men TĒN ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU Ē en TI-ni au-TĒN pa-ra-bo-LÊ THŌ-men
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative connector kai {Καὶ | Kaí} linked to elegen {ἔλεγεν | Élegen} in the imperfect tense to frame an ongoing teaching moment.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Mark 4:30
And He was saying, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God , and with what parable shall we describe it?”
About this coordinate
Mark 4:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 4:30, so the Greek word ἔλεγεν (elegen) 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.4.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.30.W2.S1) and character.