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

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Result
ἐ + λα + λή + θη
e + la + lê + thê
elalêthê

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Thetath — as in thin
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-la-LÊ-thê

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.