Acts 14:11:13Acts.14.11.W13TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LE-gon-tes
- sentence
hoi te O-khloi i-DON-tes ho e-POI-ê-sen PAU-los e-PÊ-ran tên phô-NÊN au-TÔN ly-ka-o-nis-TI LE-gon-tes hoi the-OI ho-moi-ô-THEN-tes an-THRÔ-pois ka-TE-bê-san pros hê-MAS
Exegesis
The adverb Lykaonisti {Λυκαονιστὶ | ly-ka-o-NIS-ti} modifies the participle legontes {λέγοντες | LE-gon-tes} “saying,” specifying that the direct speech occurs in the local Lycaonian language, which narratively explains why the missionaries may not immediately understand the crowd’s exclamation.
In context — Acts 14:11
And the crowds, having seen what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have come down to us, having become like men .”
About this coordinate
Acts 14:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 14:11, 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 Acts.14.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.11.W13.S1) and character.