Matthew 14:4:1Matt.14.4.W1PAT
ἔλεγεν
elegen
“{He} was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-le-gen
- Extended
- EH-leh-gehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.ɣen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} was saying
- French
- {Il} disait
- Spanish
- {Él} decía
- Portuguese
- {Ele} dizia
- German
- {er} sagte
- Russian
- {он} говорил
- Arabic-Simplified
- كان يقول
- Hindi
- {वह} कह रहा था
- Chinese-Simplified
- {他}在说
- Korean
- {그가} 말하고 있었다
- Indonesian
- {Dia} berkata
- Bengali
- {সে} বলছিল
- Tagalog
- {Siya} ay nagsasabi
- Swahili
- {yeye} alikuwa akisema
- Amharic
- {እርሱ} ይናገር ነበር
- Yoruba
- {Ó} ń sọ
- Igbo
- {Ọ} na-ekwu
- Twi
- ɔrekasa
- Ewe
- {É} gblɔ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
ἔ + λε + γεν
↓
e + le + gen
↓
elegen
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
E-le-gen
- clause
E-le-gen GAR au-TOI ho i-ô-AN-nês
- sentence
E-le-gen GAR au-TOI ho i-ô-AN-nês ouk E-kse-STIN soi E-khein au-TÊN
In context — Matthew 14:4
{He} was saying for to him {the} John not it is lawful for you to have her
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 14:4, so the Greek word ἔλεγεν (elegen) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.4.W1.S1) and character.