Luke 2:20:17Luke.2.20.W17PAT
ἐλαλήθη
elalêthê
“it was told”
- Transliteration
- e-la-LÊ-thê
- Extended
- eh-la-LÊ-thê
- IPA
- /e.laˈlɛː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it was told
- French
- il fut dit
- Spanish
- fue dicho
- Portuguese
- foi dito
- German
- es wurde gesagt
- Russian
- было сказано
- Arabic-Simplified
- قيل
- Hindi
- कहा गया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 被告知
- Korean
- 말해졌다
- Indonesian
- dikatakan
- Bengali
- বলা হয়েছিল
- Tagalog
- sinabi
- Swahili
- iliambiwa
- Amharic
- ተባለ
- Yoruba
- a sọ
- Igbo
- e kwuru
- Twi
- wɔkae
- Ewe
- wɔɖe
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-la-LÊ-thê
- sentence
KAI hy-PE-stre-psan hoi poi-ME-nes dok-SA-dzon-tes KAI ai-NOUN-tes TON the-ON e-PI PA-sin HOIS Ê-kou-san KAI EI-don ka-THÔS e-la-LÊ-thê PROS au-TOUS
In context — Luke 2:20
and {They} returned the shepherds glorifying and praising {the} God for all which they heard and they saw just as it was told to them
About this coordinate
Luke 2:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 2:20, so the Greek word ἐλαλήθη (elalêthê) 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 Luke.2.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.20.W17.S1) and character.