Mark 6:15:3Mark.6.15.W3TAB
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
- sentence
AL-loi DE E-le-gon HO-ti ê-LEE-as es-TEEN AL-loi DE E-le-gon HO-ti pro-PHÊ-tēs hōs HEIS tōn pro-phē-TŌN
Exegesis
The verse presents two parallel clauses introduced by alloi de elegon {ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον | álloi dè éle-gon}, marking repeated crowd commentary.
In context — Mark 6:15
But others were saying, “He is Elijah,” while others were saying, “He is a prophet , like one of the prophets.”
About this coordinate
Mark 6:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 6:15, 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.6.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.15.W3.S1) and character.