Acts 16:9:17Acts.16.9.W17TAB
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
kai HO-ra-ma di-A nyk-TOS tôi PAU-lō ŌPH-thê a-NÊR ma-ke-DŌN tis ÊN hes-TŌS kai pa-ra-ka-LŌN au-TON kai LE-gōn di-a-BAS eis ma-ke-do-NI-an bo-Ê-thê-son hê-MEEN
Exegesis
Subsequent participles parakalōn {παρακαλῶν | parakalōn} and legōn {λέγων | légōn} describe his continuous action of urging and speaking.
In context — Acts 16:9
During the night a vision was shown to Paul; a Macedonian man was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come across to Macedonia and help us.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 16:9, 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.16.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.9.W17.S1) and character.