Acts 15:13:8Acts.15.13.W8TAB
λέγων
legōn
“saying”
- Transliteration
- LE-gōn
- Extended
- LEH-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈle.gɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LE-gōn
- sentence
me-TA de to si-GÊ-sai au-TOUS a-pe-KRI-thê i-A-kō-bos LE-gōn AN-dres a-del-PHOI a-KOU-sa-TE mou
Exegesis
The participle legon {λέγων | lé-gōn} is a supplementary present active participle that elaborates the manner of answering, essentially equivalent to English “responding and saying,” and it introduces the direct quotation.
In context — Acts 15:13
When they had become silent, James responded, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me.”
About this coordinate
Acts 15:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 15:13, so the Greek word λέγων (legōn) 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.15.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.13.W8.S1) and character.