2 Peter 3:4:22 Pet.3.4.W2TAB
λέγοντες
legontes
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gon-tes
- Extended
- LEH-gohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈle.gon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- saying
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- sentence
kai LE-gon-tes POU ES-tin hê e-pan-ge-LI-a tês pa-rou-SI-as au-TOU aph hês gar hoi pa-TE-res e-koi-MÊ-thê-san PAN-ta HOU-tôs di-a-ME-nei ap ar-KHÊS KTI-se-ôs
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participial phrase kai legontes {καὶ λέγοντες | kaí légontes} ‘and saying’, which connects to the preceding context and introduces the scoffers’ challenge.
In context — 2 Peter 3:4
And they say, “Where is the promise of His coming? For from the time the fathers fell asleep, all things continue just as they have from the beginning of creation.”
About this coordinate
2 Peter 3:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Peter 3:4, so the Greek word λέγοντες (legontes) 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 2 Pet.3.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.3.4.W2.S1) and character.