Luke 2:38:10Luke.2.38.W10PAT
ἐλάλει
elalei
“was speaking”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-lei
- Extended
- eh-LA-lei
- IPA
- /eˈla.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was speaking
- French
- parlait
- Spanish
- hablaba
- Portuguese
- falava
- German
- sprach
- Russian
- говорила
- Arabic-Simplified
- كانت تتكلم
- Hindi
- बोल रही थी
- Chinese-Simplified
- 说着
- Korean
- 말하고 있었다
- Indonesian
- berbicara
- Bengali
- কথা বলছিল
- Tagalog
- nagsasalita
- Swahili
- alikuwa akisema
- Amharic
- ትናገር ነበር
- Yoruba
- ń sọ̀rọ̀
- Igbo
- na-ekwu okwu
- Twi
- kasa
- Ewe
- na dzo nu
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LA-lei
- sentence
KAI au-TÊI TÊI HÔ-rā e-pi-STĀ-sa an-thô-mo-lo-GEI-to TÔI the-ÔI KAI e-LA-lei pe-RI au-TOU PA-sin TOIS pros-de-kho-ME-nois LY-trô-sin ie-rou-sa-LÊM
In context — Luke 2:38
and to her the hour coming up was giving thanks to {the} God and was speaking about him to all those waiting for redemption of Jerusalem
About this coordinate
Luke 2:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 2:38, so the Greek word ἐλάλει (elalei) 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.2.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.38.W10.S1) and character.