Matthew 21:11:4Matt.21.11.W4TAB
ἔλεγον·
elegon
“were saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gon
- Extended
- EH-leh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- were 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gon
- clause
hoi DE O-khloi E-le-gon
- sentence
hoi DE O-khloi E-le-gon hoo-TOS e-stin ho pro-PHÊ-tês ee-ay-SOOS ho a-PO na-za-RETH TÊS ga-li-LAI-as
Exegesis
The subject hoi okhloi {οἱ ὄχλοι | hoî ókhloi} “the crowds” governs the imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | élegon}, which signals continuous or repeated utterance.
In context — Matthew 21:11
And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus , from Nazareth, in Galilee.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:11, 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 Matt.21.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.11.W4.S1) and character.